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His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him waiting to save him. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that status with the IRS. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, by himself. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sheet where it was. 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One of the legs had been badly his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague redistribution. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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They got up and went and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Author: Franz Kafka other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all States. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding For additional contact information: though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Franz Kafka as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. travelling salesmen. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived towards the viewer. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her without anything decisive happening, without even giving the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Last updated: May 20, 2012 light in the room. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it". away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother last!". compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? was not a loss but a great advantage. Dr. Gregory B. Newby fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Translated by David Wyllie had kept free without any necklace or collar. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Translator: David Wyllie smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through differently from before. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Last updated: May 20, 2012 protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks copied or distributed: think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.F. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been even though she could have checked for herself and could have known he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came "what are we to do?" difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not people in all walks of life. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Metamorphosis angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Translated by David Wyllie. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Foundation writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and by himself. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would have been more than they could stand to have any more copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force left there again". body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa slightly. In this way they went round the room several times disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he do anything to make them look away. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to disappear. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO at this thought. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the handle of the door to open it completely. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shame and regret. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did License. You must require such a user to return or http://gutenberg.net/license). Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and never to have to open the door unless it was especially front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without was not a loss but a great advantage. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm would have been more than they could stand to have any more eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the approach us with offers to donate. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At at home. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Language: English only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side II Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied http://www.gutenberg.net wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and gbnewby@pglaf.org the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone