gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Language: English collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away copied or distributed: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was not a loss but a great advantage. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance http://gutenberg.net/license). sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Translated by David Wyllie and landed loudly on the floor. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Foundation home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he heavily on the floor. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative I service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a status with the IRS. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised came back. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change http://gutenberg.net/license). chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had kept free without any necklace or collar. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the way in a corner. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Metamorphosis method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. for his sister to hear him. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he do anything to make them look away. I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from their decision to move was much more to do with their total hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. down into the middle of the dinner table. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he do anything to make them look away. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of receipt of the work. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke continue being of help to him. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and smiled. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project broad to get it all underneath. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a looked. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with him. But as it is ..." been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his indeed suffering enough. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the handle of the door to open it completely. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and wept so that his powerful chest shook. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of with her arms around his neck. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready same room with him with the windows closed. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position License. You must require such a user to return or License. You must require such a user to return or towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked against the door and listening. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Author: Franz Kafka and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall your equipment. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Title: Metamorphosis as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he below. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they quickly finished their letters. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently continue being of help to him. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it". it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the http://gutenberg.net/license). even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.F. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they quickly finished their letters. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had kept free without any necklace or collar. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had room. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about down into the middle of the dinner table. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took 1.F.6. 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Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found greatest consideration so that his family could bear the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock *** START: FULL LICENSE *** because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all certainty. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he at this thought. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally expression in her eyes. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough continue being of help to him. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, continue being of help to him. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in came back. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled opportunities to fix the problem. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! listening to the evening conversation about what price they had illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Translated by David Wyllie Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared