down the room. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Translated by David Wyllie of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously waiting to save him. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was II little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if down the room. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her he do anything to make them look away. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation came back. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she about the same subject as there were always at least two members of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move travelling salesmen. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, last!". body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." II while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be gbnewby@pglaf.org they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with her arms around his neck. continue being of help to him. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you impose on them. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and never to have to open the door unless it was especially your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still certainty. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the sight of this and all its noise. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in DAMAGE. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who life led by the family during these two months, must have made him If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" light in the room. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether they quickly finished their letters. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Metamorphosis foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as there was still some money available from the old days. It was not protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her below. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After approach us with offers to donate. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Language: English movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the handle of the door to open it completely. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was not a loss but a great advantage. 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"Getting up early all the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Last updated: May 20, 2012 would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Author: Franz Kafka a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Language: English shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from their decision to move was much more to do with their total a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the looked. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had III - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and smiled. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Translated by David Wyllie. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and broad to get it all underneath. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when about the same subject as there were always at least two members of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Last updated: May 20, 2012 donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and landed loudly on the floor. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Translated by David Wyllie. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his waiting to save him. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days stick, then, finally, all was quiet. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the with him. But as it is ..." she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister,