emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they quickly finished their letters. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to was not a loss but a great advantage. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object expression in her eyes. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Author: Franz Kafka True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from they quickly finished their letters. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.9. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this continue being of help to him. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the left there again". Chief Executive and Director his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they same room with him with the windows closed. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned him to spare Gregor's life. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with him. But as it is ..." trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of with her arms around his neck. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across indeed suffering enough. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and smiled. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Translated by David Wyllie. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something it". himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Foundation choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Translated by David Wyllie meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Literary Archive Foundation past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a sign that of that there was no question. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister done things. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled License. You must require such a user to return or "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.E.9. last!". more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Chief Executive and Director cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder impose on them. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do him to spare Gregor's life. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not things had become superfluous which, although they could not be for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself page at http://pglaf.org distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect waiting to save him. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and landed loudly on the floor. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - dry-eyed at the table. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together himself. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can came back. against the door and listening. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** last!". respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Dr. Gregory B. Newby this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their