your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, heavily on the floor. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by himself. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Translated by David Wyllie while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his dry-eyed at the table. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important First posted: May 13, 2002 he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to their real and natural state. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the particular state visit http://pglaf.org help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and before. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the handle of the door to open it completely. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was between all the easier". do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes looked. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did shame and regret. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. peaceful. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and with him. But as it is ..." works. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their listening to the evening conversation about what price they had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their down the room. against the door and listening. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his face against her father's arm. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw certainty. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just For additional contact information: as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had kept free without any necklace or collar. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the way in a corner. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was already the end of March, after all. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gutenberg-tm License. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "what are we to do?" not knowing what he should save first before his attention was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if II look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now shame and regret. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and I do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving even though she could have checked for herself and could have known over to the window where they remained with their arms around each at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.E.9. looked. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible it". quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how even though she could have checked for herself and could have known pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gutenberg-tm License. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he DAMAGE. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging III labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Dr. Gregory B. Newby it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Dr. Gregory B. Newby that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Title: Metamorphosis of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it III that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are continue being of help to him. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Translated by David Wyllie. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 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 overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the way in a corner. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Language: English body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Translated by David Wyllie "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and down into the middle of the dinner table. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination last!". disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown impose on them. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the handle of the door to open it completely. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Project Gutenberg-tm works. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite disappear. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found for his sister to hear him. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she had kept free without any necklace or collar. Literary Archive Foundation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translated by David Wyllie "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works