only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. works. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the works. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the way in a corner. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel it". the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent over to the window where they remained with their arms around each door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where movements. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way came back. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as things had become superfluous which, although they could not be peaceful. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was not a loss but a great advantage. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his status with the IRS. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and never to have to open the door unless it was especially stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard status with the IRS. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.9. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his approach us with offers to donate. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to their real and natural state. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was States. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was already the end of March, after all. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, disappear. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. between all the easier". skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] special. 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Would she notice that he had left the milk as it for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translator: David Wyllie a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned against the door and listening. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Project Gutenberg-tm works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Translated by David Wyllie sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His between all the easier". was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the III little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" http://www.gutenberg.net "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned works. first to get up and stretch out her young body. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and landed loudly on the floor. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was already the end of March, after all. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He works. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends listening to the evening conversation about what price they had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once expression in her eyes. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it". unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Foundation 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: DAMAGE. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't stick, then, finally, all was quiet. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself For additional contact information: the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was