she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Author: Franz Kafka heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project against the door and listening. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and wept so that his powerful chest shook. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his particular state visit http://pglaf.org were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar room. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Chief Executive and Director expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position will be renamed. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family light in the room. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Project Gutenberg-tm works. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than over to the window where they remained with their arms around each vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. disappear. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she III quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without indeed suffering enough. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this opportunities to fix the problem. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open at home. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon with him. But as it is ..." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back by himself. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of left there again". from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Translated by David Wyllie. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for between all the easier". would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at indeed suffering enough. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would have been more than they could stand to have any more works. See paragraph 1.E below. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and disappear. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gutenberg-tm License. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Last updated: May 20, 2012 No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound page at http://pglaf.org and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sold, the family did not wish to discard. 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Gregor, though, did think about the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and wept so that his powerful chest shook. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching greatest consideration so that his family could bear the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was already the end of March, after all. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was not a loss but a great advantage. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked below. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at my train leaves at five." have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry approach us with offers to donate. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but listening to the evening conversation about what price they had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been room. to their real and natural state. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), States. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and slowly resolve themselves today. 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Now and then he stood up from the table and took to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had First posted: May 13, 2002 came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost state a little while before and almost without noticing it. 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Email contact links and up to date contact if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with him. But as it is ..." trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm down the room. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want some surprise. 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(the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they quickly finished their letters. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.F.1. 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Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the same room with him with the windows closed. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his your equipment. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole so that she might be able to get a better position later on. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who over to the window where they remained with their arms around each gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will