But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "what are we to do?" completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Translated by David Wyllie. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was face against her father's arm. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the with her arms around his neck. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Author: Franz Kafka that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Literary Archive Foundation of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Last updated: May 20, 2012 very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward of receipt of the work. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily page at http://pglaf.org freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the sight of this and all its noise. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to same room with him with the windows closed. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had down into the middle of the dinner table. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had before. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to consciousness. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from their decision to move was much more to do with their total become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning over to the window where they remained with their arms around each went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Language: English must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good towards the viewer. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK against the door and listening. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in status with the IRS. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" copied or distributed: bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR 1.F. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, your equipment. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible came back. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let there was still some money available from the old days. It was not father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and landed loudly on the floor. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from heavily on the floor. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness approach us with offers to donate. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing they quickly finished their letters. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gutenberg-tm License. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any shame and regret. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his http://gutenberg.net/license). cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to their real and natural state. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of indeed suffering enough. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. 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Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room page at http://pglaf.org could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Translated by David Wyllie outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did him to spare Gregor's life. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the indeed suffering enough. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living For additional contact information: if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's looked. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of will be renamed. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more