carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes and wept so that his powerful chest shook. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would States. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had movements. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Franz Kafka around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of receipt of the work. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic done things. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to status with the IRS. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he will be renamed. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Metamorphosis the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present works. See paragraph 1.E below. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking gbnewby@pglaf.org door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family listening to the evening conversation about what price they had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate people in all walks of life. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the broad to get it all underneath. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they subject to the trademark license, especially commercial upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he page at http://pglaf.org But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like differently from before. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them with her arms around his neck. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear people in all walks of life. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward room. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total impose on them. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had License. You must require such a user to return or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few he do anything to make them look away. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend just to move about the home, every other day would be spent light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower stick, then, finally, all was quiet. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Dr. Gregory B. Newby flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the at home. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. room. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. copied or distributed: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became a sign that of that there was no question. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other *** START: FULL LICENSE *** such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest with her arms around his neck. Translated by David Wyllie anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to your equipment. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate for his sister to hear him. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and wept so that his powerful chest shook. States. indeed suffering enough. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by shame and regret. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to against the door and listening. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a sign that of that there was no question. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about differently from before. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Translated by David Wyllie do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time a sign that of that there was no question. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the sight of this and all its noise. was already the end of March, after all. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the with her arms around his neck. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the opportunities to fix the problem. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the License. You must require such a user to return or individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he him to spare Gregor's life. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up,