his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all works. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with her arms around his neck. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but I one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and never to have to open the door unless it was especially No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she States. down into the middle of the dinner table. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would at this thought. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each consciousness. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many towards the viewer. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Last updated: May 20, 2012 Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half disappear. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be down the room. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E.9. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the with her arms around his neck. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and wept so that his powerful chest shook. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Last updated: May 20, 2012 meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check States. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground opportunities to fix the problem. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to people in all walks of life. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so peaceful. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and they quickly finished their letters. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him down into the middle of the dinner table. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Translated by David Wyllie. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he do anything to make them look away. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" dry-eyed at the table. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe will be renamed. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space *** START: FULL LICENSE *** thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was not a loss but a great advantage. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and never to have to open the door unless it was especially electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he do anything to make them look away. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each DAMAGE. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it". thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in indeed suffering enough. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the way in a corner. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had http://gutenberg.net/license). there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in States. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Grete. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.F. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the electronic works suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her status with the IRS. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Translated by David Wyllie. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present done things. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ways including including checks, online payments and credit card wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw States. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the opportunities to fix the problem. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried