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"Oh, God!" sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, broad to get it all underneath. impose on them. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to had kept free without any necklace or collar. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be opportunities to fix the problem. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he light in the room. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible heavily on the floor. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between page at http://pglaf.org "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance down the room. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home impose on them. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew below. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Translated by David Wyllie they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the handle of the door to open it completely. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money from their decision to move was much more to do with their total harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many approach us with offers to donate. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his differently from before. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in http://www.gutenberg.net in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Dr. Gregory B. Newby heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had kept free without any necklace or collar. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Dr. Gregory B. Newby only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been life led by the family during these two months, must have made him sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT face against her father's arm. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he do anything to make them look away. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. looked. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Translated by David Wyllie. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying consciousness. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to page at http://pglaf.org to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of II future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure room. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Language: English eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his my train leaves at five." eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for his sister to hear him. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I For additional contact information: press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Author: Franz Kafka arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with came back. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Translator: David Wyllie round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 1.F. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or beginning of this work. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her was not a loss but a great advantage. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had kept free without any necklace or collar. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the peaceful. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all down the room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. movements. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.9. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I over to the window where they remained with their arms around each although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the sight of this and all its noise. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at this thought. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa before. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with DAMAGE. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light gbnewby@pglaf.org different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with