pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward looked. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided impose on them. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day still just a child after all, and really might not have had an front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the First posted: May 13, 2002 immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room they quickly finished their letters. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Franz Kafka even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you for his sister to hear him. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it". changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw before. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Language: English 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on between all the easier". "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal about the same subject as there were always at least two members of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. electronic works that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the way in a corner. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Translated by David Wyllie. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of a sign that of that there was no question. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was certainty. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Title: Metamorphosis the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in down the room. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the electronic works see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once down the room. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, consciousness. "what are we to do?" before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on times and they had never come again, at least not with the same even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Translator: David Wyllie in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited at this thought. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her at home. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Translated by David Wyllie. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's continue being of help to him. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and smiled. at this thought. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish *** START: FULL LICENSE *** heavily on the floor. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 1.E.9. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in consciousness. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and was not a loss but a great advantage. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday travelling salesmen. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right indeed suffering enough. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; down the room. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the face against her father's arm. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "what are we to do?" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the handle of the door to open it completely. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance last!". Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you light in the room. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was at home. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Translated by David Wyllie Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother still just a child after all, and really might not have had an