sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used looked. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he do anything to make them look away. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it". seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers particular state visit http://pglaf.org "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Chief Executive and Director doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his that that could not be the right explanation. 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She had probably stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His over to the window where they remained with their arms around each as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Author: Franz Kafka would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight just to move about the home, every other day would be spent future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it". belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Literary Archive Foundation If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was already the end of March, after all. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and wept so that his powerful chest shook. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and never to have to open the door unless it was especially his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in electronic works "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was not a loss but a great advantage. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Translator: David Wyllie public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided continue being of help to him. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation left there again". family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite movements. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Translated by David Wyllie. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes first she would call to him as she did so with words that she saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, heavily on the floor. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might your equipment. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To For additional contact information: was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that works. See paragraph 1.E below. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were people in all walks of life. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, redistribution. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Translated by David Wyllie. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once left there again". the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance impose on them. movements. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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Besides that, they had not been using up all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." 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He was not even startled out of this state while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Translated by David Wyllie. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time indeed suffering enough. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and wept so that his powerful chest shook. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the sight of this and all its noise. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Project Gutenberg-tm works. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, expression in her eyes. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that him to spare Gregor's life. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family they quickly finished their letters. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Translator: David Wyllie of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Language: English compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my works. See paragraph 1.E below. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times gbnewby@pglaf.org business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that expression in her eyes. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; http://www.gutenberg.net to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to http://www.gutenberg.net set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent For additional contact information: the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the sight of this and all its noise. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and page at http://pglaf.org door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. certainty. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Grete. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from http://gutenberg.net/license). have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes electronic works had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through First posted: May 13, 2002 away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose