they quickly finished their letters. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Translated by David Wyllie. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good disappear. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone dry-eyed at the table. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to heavily on the floor. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back page at http://pglaf.org and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would really a loud noise. 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Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Project Gutenberg-tm works. face against her father's arm. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have down the room. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing would have been more than they could stand to have any more times and they had never come again, at least not with the same did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent works. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he beginning of this work. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.F. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they quickly finished their letters. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to expression in her eyes. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.F. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right *** START: FULL LICENSE *** his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down will be renamed. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and For additional contact information: she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did differently from before. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times below. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and for his sister to hear him. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something beginning of this work. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half looked. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by people in all walks of life. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic down into the middle of the dinner table. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to done things. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peaceful. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with her arms around his neck. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, page at http://pglaf.org They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Metamorphosis all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of room. with him. But as it is ..." ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the III success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier your equipment. they quickly finished their letters. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Grete. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and face against her father's arm. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth by himself. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the redistribution. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Language: English could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round same room with him with the windows closed. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a