first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and towards the viewer. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his 1.E.9. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Title: Metamorphosis grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, himself. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if impose on them. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with him. But as it is ..." round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.F.6. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Language: English that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the sight of this and all its noise. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped disappear. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if License. You must require such a user to return or door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Translator: David Wyllie same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough http://gutenberg.net/license). unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Franz Kafka time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of works. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at approach us with offers to donate. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be page at http://pglaf.org things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours against the door and listening. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would heavily on the floor. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped face against her father's arm. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's License. You must require such a user to return or meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family heavily on the floor. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Foundation keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it". staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Foundation re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He control. 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Then he looked catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not down the room. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, between all the easier". fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose copied or distributed: SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any States. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm continue being of help to him. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Project Gutenberg-tm works. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his opportunities to fix the problem. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping just to move about the home, every other day would be spent even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Translated by David Wyllie. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the my train leaves at five." If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to their real and natural state. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more