and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. First posted: May 13, 2002 unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your equipment. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while down into the middle of the dinner table. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living from their decision to move was much more to do with their total impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Language: English ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. consciousness. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his by himself. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he certainty. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with "what are we to do?" somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the movements. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been electronic works Translated by David Wyllie bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. between all the easier". there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made so that she might be able to get a better position later on. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old heavily on the floor. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling copied or distributed: eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, would have been more than they could stand to have any more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the way in a corner. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his against the door and listening. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so beginning of this work. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this impose on them. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was not a loss but a great advantage. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just License. You must require such a user to return or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of receipt of the work. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which at home. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** below. 1.E.9. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can light in the room. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set down into the middle of the dinner table. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Language: English had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. down the room. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview License. You must require such a user to return or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his http://gutenberg.net/license). structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear slightly. In this way they went round the room several times while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Grete. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be peaceful. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. redistribution. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other expression in her eyes. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for face against her father's arm. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and never to have to open the door unless it was especially an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously dry-eyed at the table. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing of receipt of the work. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or III kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had expression in her eyes. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a http://gutenberg.net/license). could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of