him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was broad to get it all underneath. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he was already the end of March, after all. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with her arms around his neck. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they quickly finished their letters. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his III strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented people in all walks of life. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new First posted: May 13, 2002 his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had against the door and listening. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would have been more than they could stand to have any more help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the at this thought. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Translated by David Wyllie their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the handle of the door to open it completely. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed DAMAGE. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gutenberg-tm License. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him to spare Gregor's life. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out gbnewby@pglaf.org you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, him to spare Gregor's life. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined ways including including checks, online payments and credit card them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project status with the IRS. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had http://www.gutenberg.net forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to impose on them. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" people in all walks of life. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm done things. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every expression in her eyes. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already people in all walks of life. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. status with the IRS. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant First posted: May 13, 2002 to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa it". Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the approach us with offers to donate. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stick, then, finally, all was quiet. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and never to have to open the door unless it was especially looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very beginning of this work. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; was already the end of March, after all. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as first she would call to him as she did so with words that she permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as shame and regret. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go same room with him with the windows closed. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. 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He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was at home. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would home. 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They had got into the habit of putting things into this room this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Translated by David Wyllie. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Chief Executive and Director a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Author: Franz Kafka see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the I III as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Section 4. 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Additional terms will be linked there was still some money available from the old days. It was not an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net down into the middle of the dinner table. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg http://gutenberg.net/license). decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Translated by David Wyllie. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or life led by the family during these two months, must have made him States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! 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Was it really not enough just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they himself. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he do anything to make them look away. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. done things. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to their real and natural state. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day face against her father's arm. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" shame and regret. For additional contact information: skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation