that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following States. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that http://gutenberg.net/license). easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Foundation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Language: English how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the your equipment. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. redistribution. expression in her eyes. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used DAMAGE. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated gbnewby@pglaf.org instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how below. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had between all the easier". with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Translated by David Wyllie the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the II way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together heavily on the floor. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. below. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his him to spare Gregor's life. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so before. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to page at http://pglaf.org an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching between all the easier". It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his consciousness. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the towards the viewer. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she DAMAGE. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied by himself. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in movements. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, heavily on the floor. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Metamorphosis to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's down the room. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to differently from before. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was status with the IRS. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel still just a child after all, and really might not have had an send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had kept free without any necklace or collar. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the sight of this and all its noise. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his down into the middle of the dinner table. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his