while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also between all the easier". again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Metamorphosis there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very waiting to save him. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it". forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Franz Kafka with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Translated by David Wyllie. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used movements. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally at this thought. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of broad to get it all underneath. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did continue being of help to him. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Translator: David Wyllie probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Chief Executive and Director ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his II all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was already the end of March, after all. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the way in a corner. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there was still some money available from the old days. It was not That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and travelling salesmen. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and waiting to save him. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something peaceful. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen heavily on the floor. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his electronic works nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Project Gutenberg-tm works. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie my train leaves at five." Language: English family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned approach us with offers to donate. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Language: English anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" a sign that of that there was no question. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery http://gutenberg.net/license). himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state expression in her eyes. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time opportunities to fix the problem. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more people in all walks of life. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if differently from before. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor room. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to against the door and listening. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project License. You must require such a user to return or to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing light in the room. Translated by David Wyllie. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to their real and natural state. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following III defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living http://gutenberg.net/license). chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he DAMAGE. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked heavily on the floor. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. a sign that of that there was no question. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might