unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Author: Franz Kafka used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite came back. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gutenberg-tm License. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to respect he owed to his tenants. 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Sometimes he would it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with him. But as it is ..." really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers continue being of help to him. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copied or distributed: to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door himself. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Translated by David Wyllie. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of continue being of help to him. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still at home. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do expression in her eyes. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that II and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained copied or distributed: The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating your equipment. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his same room with him with the windows closed. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, my train leaves at five." speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the way in a corner. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself shame and regret. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Literary Archive Foundation like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! works. See paragraph 1.E below. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go left there again". her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but light in the room. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting below. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of impose on them. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just subject to the trademark license, especially commercial address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, States. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just States. before. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of a sign that of that there was no question. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which differently from before. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock heavily on the floor. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Grete. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg-tm License. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner even though he had been living in it for five years. 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In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card heavily on the floor. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to http://gutenberg.net/license). "what are we to do?" lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could subject to the trademark license, especially commercial courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a status with the IRS. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of down the room. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without will be renamed. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Language: English onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they redistribution. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.E.3. 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His father seemed able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together consciousness. with her arms around his neck. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort I - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the way in a corner. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ways including including checks, online payments and credit card devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the