it". time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived first she would call to him as she did so with words that she collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with her arms around his neck. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was not a loss but a great advantage. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further III of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation shame and regret. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shame and regret. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his looked. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as dry-eyed at the table. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and looked. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy by himself. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar copied or distributed: without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of travelling salesmen. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go my train leaves at five." stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then over to the window where they remained with their arms around each first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. differently from before. heavily on the floor. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation greatest consideration so that his family could bear the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Dr. Gregory B. Newby consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even impose on them. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Project Gutenberg-tm works. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was not a loss but a great advantage. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort stick, then, finally, all was quiet. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would over to the window where they remained with their arms around each wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Language: English Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gutenberg-tm License. Foundation be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face For additional contact information: between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the DAMAGE. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Section 5. 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He'd fall right impose on them. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. 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Was it really not enough it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load III But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. DAMAGE. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than there was still some money available from the old days. It was not they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to down into the middle of the dinner table. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose left there again". for his sister to hear him. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to http://gutenberg.net/license). in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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He was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just first to get up and stretch out her young body. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Franz Kafka do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him