smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of will be renamed. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little left there again". unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? times and they had never come again, at least not with the same they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell II intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the consciousness. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with him. But as it is ..." that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** heavily on the floor. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Translator: David Wyllie concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After face against her father's arm. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Metamorphosis "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity greatest consideration so that his family could bear the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to License. You must require such a user to return or without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit indeed suffering enough. status with the IRS. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time things had become superfluous which, although they could not be His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Franz Kafka they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! http://www.gutenberg.net their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Literary Archive Foundation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: *** START: FULL LICENSE *** living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Language: English Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the certainty. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Grete. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the your equipment. gbnewby@pglaf.org opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Translated by David Wyllie "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his First posted: May 13, 2002 "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers DAMAGE. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword page at http://pglaf.org himself. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to travelling salesmen. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's same room with him with the windows closed. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of receipt of the work. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of broad to get it all underneath. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shame and regret. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far heavily on the floor. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped left there again". the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Metamorphosis alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Grete. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent peaceful. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the page at http://pglaf.org possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very impose on them. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with disappear. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and wept so that his powerful chest shook. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There at home. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Literary Archive Foundation thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that left there again". research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had