one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family status with the IRS. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation works. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the sight of this and all its noise. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again States. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** left there again". things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, light in the room. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other indeed suffering enough. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Last updated: May 20, 2012 feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with him. But as it is ..." without anything decisive happening, without even giving the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. 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But now, of course, he had far assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Translated by David Wyllie water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He your equipment. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they dry-eyed at the table. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive works. See paragraph 1.E below. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "what are we to do?" himself. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to their real and natural state. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully things had become superfluous which, although they could not be because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when below. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Dr. Gregory B. Newby while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too certainty. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, II then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which against the door and listening. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Translated by David Wyllie. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, at this thought. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Chief Executive and Director screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, http://gutenberg.net/license). permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gutenberg-tm License. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly same room with him with the windows closed. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew subject to the trademark license, especially commercial work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy just to move about the home, every other day would be spent But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the II that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did left there again". the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Literary Archive Foundation she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Project Gutenberg-tm works. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn at home. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. indeed suffering enough. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change For additional contact information: Metamorphosis fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dry-eyed at the table. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Section 1. 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He urged them and pressed them skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his will be renamed. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come expression in her eyes. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Grete. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Project Gutenberg-tm works. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about himself. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Dr. Gregory B. Newby himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. waiting to save him. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry