protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dry-eyed at the table. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware heavily on the floor. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, status with the IRS. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Metamorphosis clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly disappear. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous would have been more than they could stand to have any more two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm License. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep would have been more than they could stand to have any more *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the against the door and listening. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. certainty. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to against the door and listening. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping approach us with offers to donate. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now the way in a corner. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On States. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this looked. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Title: Metamorphosis state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Title: Metamorphosis the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.6. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they quickly finished their letters. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 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 himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continue being of help to him. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he was not a loss but a great advantage. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with redistribution. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Dr. Gregory B. Newby make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you page at http://pglaf.org room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm between all the easier". walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat at home. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much before. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware by himself. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke towards the viewer. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** by himself. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He for his sister to hear him. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Translated by David Wyllie. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used about the same subject as there were always at least two members of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to DAMAGE. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no *** START: FULL LICENSE *** in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, at home. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.E.9. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See over to the window where they remained with their arms around each curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it". It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the DAMAGE. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they opportunities to fix the problem. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where