that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see first she would call to him as she did so with words that she have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, copied or distributed: lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across shame and regret. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Language: English for his sister to hear him. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay towards the viewer. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Franz Kafka this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would certainty. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the below. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not about the same subject as there were always at least two members of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself done things. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone beginning of this work. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to their real and natural state. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight continue being of help to him. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and landed loudly on the floor. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to http://gutenberg.net/license). Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried it". been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Translated by David Wyllie. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls travelling salesmen. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the dry-eyed at the table. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Dr. Gregory B. Newby protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of your equipment. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, travelling salesmen. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Chief Executive and Director sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Grete. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked a sign that of that there was no question. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their came back. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and smiled. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. page at http://pglaf.org people in all walks of life. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to by himself. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one listening to the evening conversation about what price they had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of First posted: May 13, 2002 corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Grete. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. with him. But as it is ..." this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, your equipment. particular state visit http://pglaf.org She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to last!". and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.E.9. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation States. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended http://gutenberg.net/license). experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a down the room. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day differently from before. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the