milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making against the door and listening. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was not a loss but a great advantage. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Project Gutenberg-tm works. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm listening to the evening conversation about what price they had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office heavily on the floor. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still my train leaves at five." like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. it". violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa *** START: FULL LICENSE *** ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff http://www.gutenberg.net both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered they quickly finished their letters. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of consciousness. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gutenberg-tm License. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He your equipment. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own For additional contact information: would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new methods and addresses. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three last!". this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth page at http://pglaf.org to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned at this thought. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in between all the easier". respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" down into the middle of the dinner table. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, room. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with him. But as it is ..." like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I between all the easier". whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that he do anything to make them look away. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Literary Archive Foundation of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - at this thought. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Grete. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, movements. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go page at http://pglaf.org Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Translated by David Wyllie. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any room. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Translated by David Wyllie you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was beginning of this work. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when impose on them. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "what are we to do?" achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent not knowing what he should save first before his attention was head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the gbnewby@pglaf.org Translated by David Wyllie received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the way in a corner. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home about the same subject as there were always at least two members of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of receipt of the work. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as before. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no *** START: FULL LICENSE *** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Author: Franz Kafka No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room beginning of this work. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of came back. had kept free without any necklace or collar. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their