They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room States. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a sign that of that there was no question. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had at home. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the expression in her eyes. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the left there again". this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Translated by David Wyllie. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, page at http://pglaf.org to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Translator: David Wyllie not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Metamorphosis would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand dry-eyed at the table. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard there was still some money available from the old days. It was not doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting looked. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "what are we to do?" she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Translator: David Wyllie grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that 1.E.9. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to their real and natural state. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound approach us with offers to donate. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At movements. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit gbnewby@pglaf.org imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never life led by the family during these two months, must have made him any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their works. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Translator: David Wyllie this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had your equipment. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. came back. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Franz Kafka destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Translated by David Wyllie. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door just to move about the home, every other day would be spent whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and landed loudly on the floor. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Project Gutenberg-tm works. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost before. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden before. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she down the room. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, by himself. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project indeed suffering enough. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all I grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, works. See paragraph 1.E below. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the shame and regret. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of status with the IRS. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Language: English completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light before. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she impose on them. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was light in the room. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the