and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dry-eyed at the table. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to their real and natural state. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no not knowing what he should save first before his attention was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto first to get up and stretch out her young body. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she down the room. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his indeed suffering enough. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or License. You must require such a user to return or line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. last!". prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Professor Michael S. 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And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Dr. Gregory B. Newby but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become looked. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about down into the middle of the dinner table. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." light in the room. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were between all the easier". or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain first to get up and stretch out her young body. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would works. See paragraph 1.E below. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand status with the IRS. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 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Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it copied or distributed: his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who States. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. 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These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and never to have to open the door unless it was especially should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of beginning of this work. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions last!". staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort down into the middle of the dinner table. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Chief Executive and Director permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about came back. expression in her eyes. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact II keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Franz Kafka even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the indeed suffering enough. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more 1.F. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good peaceful. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Translated by David Wyllie. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the handle of the door to open it completely. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and landed loudly on the floor. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a sign that of that there was no question. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and smiled. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt