with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. expression in her eyes. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. impose on them. looked. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay 1.E. 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The charwoman was always in a hurry, and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in done things. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where room. Project Gutenberg-tm works. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stick, then, finally, all was quiet. States. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be III more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to light in the room. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance *** START: FULL LICENSE *** smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and landed loudly on the floor. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and had kept free without any necklace or collar. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Language: English provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to copied or distributed: herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But light in the room. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Metamorphosis mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on http://www.gutenberg.net involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with disappear. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any came back. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she first she would call to him as she did so with words that she well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday from their decision to move was much more to do with their total or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to waiting to save him. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud DAMAGE. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and smiled. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Translated by David Wyllie. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only light in the room. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had broad to get it all underneath. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with her arms around his neck. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying they quickly finished their letters. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Translated by David Wyllie. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Dr. Gregory B. Newby water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. same room with him with the windows closed. 1.E.9. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see before. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and smiled. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, between all the easier". providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. broad to get it all underneath. http://www.gutenberg.net things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "what are we to do?" coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Franz Kafka copied or distributed: was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours For additional contact information: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a sign that of that there was no question. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room II great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that life led by the family during these two months, must have made him that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got your equipment. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Title: Metamorphosis somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gbnewby@pglaf.org subject to the trademark license, especially commercial parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "what are we to do?" there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the particular state visit http://pglaf.org Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and never to have to open the door unless it was especially wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from electronic works "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself would have been more than they could stand to have any more with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ways including including checks, online payments and credit card she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was