moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any differently from before. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net about the same subject as there were always at least two members of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for ways including including checks, online payments and credit card writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw greatest consideration so that his family could bear the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm towards the viewer. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his a sign that of that there was no question. Gutenberg-tm License. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Last updated: May 20, 2012 If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project movements. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation dry-eyed at the table. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any of receipt of the work. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any works. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 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 had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "what are we to do?" takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on subject to the trademark license, especially commercial something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. travelling salesmen. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where not knowing what he should save first before his attention was away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Translated by David Wyllie. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my people in all walks of life. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation came back. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood times and they had never come again, at least not with the same stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it License. You must require such a user to return or business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." 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It was not very clear as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but II before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the looked. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. approach us with offers to donate. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might indeed suffering enough. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from face against her father's arm. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier waiting to save him. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no business@pglaf.org. 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Before, he had taken great pride in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Language: English He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Translated by David Wyllie. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. status with the IRS. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was already the end of March, after all. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when differently from before. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see between all the easier". that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there,