now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to travelling salesmen. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with her arms around his neck. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, disappear. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away II obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a heavily on the floor. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do consciousness. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would have been more than they could stand to have any more just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the before. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was approach us with offers to donate. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back heavily on the floor. left there again". wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said down into the middle of the dinner table. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his head in the living room. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister word and left the premises. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he do anything to make them look away. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gutenberg-tm License. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the works. See paragraph 1.E below. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Language: English lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all broad to get it all underneath. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no room. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, First posted: May 13, 2002 money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the between all the easier". it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, my train leaves at five." as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to face against her father's arm. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.9. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Last updated: May 20, 2012 around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was already the end of March, after all. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across gbnewby@pglaf.org have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the status with the IRS. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again came back. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; http://www.gutenberg.net fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, left there again". 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Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to works. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily certainty. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. disappear. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and wept so that his powerful chest shook. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone II made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "what are we to do?" instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak looked. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone without anything decisive happening, without even giving the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. II been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into heavily on the floor. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Franz Kafka of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned at home. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It himself. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to will be renamed. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew room. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited.