up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which differently from before. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely room. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the II he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his room. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, him to spare Gregor's life. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After certainty. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his III key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side broad to get it all underneath. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down room. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in for his sister to hear him. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Author: Franz Kafka a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of License. You must require such a user to return or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who ways including including checks, online payments and credit card property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gutenberg-tm License. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and disappear. he do anything to make them look away. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, disappear. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. 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His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised continue being of help to him. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Translated by David Wyllie. particular state visit http://pglaf.org especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and smiled. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and DAMAGE. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Translated by David Wyllie. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there was still some money available from the old days. It was not strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with I calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to done things. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he He spent the whole night there. 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I'm any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Translated by David Wyllie and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Section 2. 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He would rather jump at Grete's face. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he First posted: May 13, 2002 The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible connection with their leader. 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Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Translator: David Wyllie achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was License. You must require such a user to return or This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a sign that of that there was no question. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. people in all walks of life. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and landed loudly on the floor. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can at home. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness States. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "what are we to do?" from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project status with the IRS. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women things had become superfluous which, although they could not be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm came back. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good light in the room. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or I forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times at home. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to electronic works mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't differently from before. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, http://www.gutenberg.net to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Literary Archive Foundation an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; waiting to save him. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United before. before. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the a sign that of that there was no question. Chief Executive and Director Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to