representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a sign that of that there was no question. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of will be renamed. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not below. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and electronic works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving works. See paragraph 1.E below. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the way in a corner. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill *** START: FULL LICENSE *** friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be License. You must require such a user to return or think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she life led by the family during these two months, must have made him increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Franz Kafka themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it". This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Foundation to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - shame and regret. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Language: English 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the gbnewby@pglaf.org dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked about the same subject as there were always at least two members of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As listening to the evening conversation about what price they had everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and never to have to open the door unless it was especially better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already ways including including checks, online payments and credit card how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even had kept free without any necklace or collar. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Author: Franz Kafka including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her works. See paragraph 1.E below. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very disappear. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after people in all walks of life. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see about the same subject as there were always at least two members of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ways including including checks, online payments and credit card looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on first she would call to him as she did so with words that she different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure works. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Translator: David Wyllie only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they quickly finished their letters. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when License. You must require such a user to return or little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been redistribution. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday III curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he do anything to make them look away. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery greatest consideration so that his family could bear the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was already the end of March, after all. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left there again". stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Author: Franz Kafka smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood expression in her eyes. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's things had become superfluous which, although they could not be entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together movements. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far at this thought. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort so that she might be able to get a better position later on. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Project Gutenberg-tm works. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the handle of the door to open it completely. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". 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After tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier times and they had never come again, at least not with the same splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of will be renamed. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with him. But as it is ..." had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with him. But as it is ..." think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Last updated: May 20, 2012 gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that yet. 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She was clever; she was already This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.F. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the done things. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, towards the viewer. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Project Gutenberg-tm works. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and smiled. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and again from outside. 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