She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, below. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked not knowing what he should save first before his attention was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with he should. 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You don't need to wait, sir; as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dry-eyed at the table. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough room. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the sight of this and all its noise. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Franz Kafka as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not works. See paragraph 1.E below. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth page at http://pglaf.org 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the sight of this and all its noise. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the handle of the door to open it completely. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Grete. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm for his sister to hear him. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you same room with him with the windows closed. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and light in the room. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere waiting to save him. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in waiting to save him. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his down the room. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the gbnewby@pglaf.org SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Translated by David Wyllie. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Chief Executive and Director hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table copied or distributed: suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.E.9. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to their real and natural state. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the will be renamed. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room about the same subject as there were always at least two members of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Translated by David Wyllie. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he heavily on the floor. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. DAMAGE. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become they quickly finished their letters. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was First posted: May 13, 2002 expression in her eyes. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His stick, then, finally, all was quiet. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very life led by the family during these two months, must have made him drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had kept free without any necklace or collar. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to their real and natural state. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy things had become superfluous which, although they could not be receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he certainty. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be disappear. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, a sign that of that there was no question. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the differently from before. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT First posted: May 13, 2002 electronic works that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying First posted: May 13, 2002 this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with her arms around his neck. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Translated by David Wyllie. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Metamorphosis with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without anything decisive happening, without even giving the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than below. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that http://www.gutenberg.net bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited