appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard approach us with offers to donate. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and landed loudly on the floor. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from License. You must require such a user to return or thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and to their real and natural state. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very for his sister to hear him. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "what are we to do?" This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with gbnewby@pglaf.org him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self travelling salesmen. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him to spare Gregor's life. waiting to save him. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut down the room. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight they quickly finished their letters. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was page at http://pglaf.org respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Translated by David Wyllie. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in expression in her eyes. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the sight of this and all its noise. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw for his sister to hear him. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without will be renamed. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked works. See paragraph 1.E below. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's at home. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was not a loss but a great advantage. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Translator: David Wyllie couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of disappear. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth shame and regret. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Translated by David Wyllie. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in continue being of help to him. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to looked. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back even though she could have checked for herself and could have known because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "what are we to do?" door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay first she would call to him as she did so with words that she away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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The other two held their hands behind their backs and my train leaves at five." in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of III to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. down the room. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Last updated: May 20, 2012 It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with her arms around his neck. disappear. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of against the door and listening. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely looked. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning movements. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework broad to get it all underneath. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay shame and regret. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his States. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. my train leaves at five." able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his hard of hearing. 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You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium at home. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay consciousness. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had kept free without any necklace or collar. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered subject to the trademark license, especially commercial seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then DAMAGE. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white works. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Author: Franz Kafka was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go subject to the trademark license, especially commercial drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and wept so that his powerful chest shook. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her it". listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break