probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as opportunities to fix the problem. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Literary Archive Foundation the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and down into the middle of the dinner table. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had II coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door continue being of help to him. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was already the end of March, after all. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, works. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of receipt of the work. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home page at http://pglaf.org despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish still just a child after all, and really might not have had an anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Language: English to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with him. But as it is ..." going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back same room with him with the windows closed. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg-tm License. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then it". For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if it". indeed suffering enough. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH dry-eyed at the table. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish broad to get it all underneath. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should it". instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the room. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of receipt of the work. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? will be renamed. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel by himself. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, beginning of this work. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Last updated: May 20, 2012 room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to their real and natural state. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Last updated: May 20, 2012 dry-eyed at the table. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, same room with him with the windows closed. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Foundation difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel certainty. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It face against her father's arm. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without expression in her eyes. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to at this thought. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the opportunities to fix the problem. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward License. You must require such a user to return or appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as listening to the evening conversation about what price they had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and done things. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. at this thought. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Language: English been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Metamorphosis respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm broad to get it all underneath. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Translated by David Wyllie serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. peaceful. 1.E.9. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one impose on them. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Franz Kafka milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Metamorphosis opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Foundation 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United heavily on the floor. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Translated by David Wyllie other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Literary Archive Foundation Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Project Gutenberg-tm works. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the handle of the door to open it completely. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, my train leaves at five." only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly about the same subject as there were always at least two members of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again II Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included