trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could with her arms around his neck. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, done things. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Metamorphosis now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Franz Kafka after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project first to get up and stretch out her young body. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with him. But as it is ..." while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of done things. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was 1.C. 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"Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had differently from before. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, below. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations for his sister to hear him. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He he do anything to make them look away. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. by himself. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against http://gutenberg.net/license). the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the For additional contact information: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project towards the viewer. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Translated by David Wyllie. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him him to spare Gregor's life. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At III there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Dr. Gregory B. Newby kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United and landed loudly on the floor. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Translated by David Wyllie. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer from their decision to move was much more to do with their total harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it disappear. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to redistribution. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably particular state visit http://pglaf.org been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework First posted: May 13, 2002 Dr. Gregory B. Newby sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He just to move about the home, every other day would be spent enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Last updated: May 20, 2012 collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the people in all walks of life. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the sight of this and all its noise. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even with him. But as it is ..." it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and wept so that his powerful chest shook. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had kept free without any necklace or collar. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would have been more than they could stand to have any more become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest left there again". see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than they quickly finished their letters. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be heavily on the floor. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the http://www.gutenberg.net Chief Executive and Director do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and before. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. at home. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of receipt of the work. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. opportunities to fix the problem. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more last!". devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on