this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; First posted: May 13, 2002 respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday my train leaves at five." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become same room with him with the windows closed. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Grete. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we with him. But as it is ..." He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, and smiled. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but last!". door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked waiting to save him. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Translated by David Wyllie then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes left there again". couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard http://gutenberg.net/license). and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Dr. Gregory B. Newby her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with her arms around his neck. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that will be renamed. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. opportunities to fix the problem. copied or distributed: bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free so that she might be able to get a better position later on. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they quickly finished their letters. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other shame and regret. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the sight of this and all its noise. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything opportunities to fix the problem. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. certainty. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from light in the room. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently indeed suffering enough. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Translated by David Wyllie. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let shame and regret. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. to their real and natural state. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had kept free without any necklace or collar. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was already the end of March, after all. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Franz Kafka how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Dr. Gregory B. Newby written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still consciousness. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the handle of the door to open it completely. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.E.9. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a so that she might be able to get a better position later on. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Translated by David Wyllie. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will travelling salesmen. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give face against her father's arm. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Metamorphosis that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many came back. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic last!". included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with her arms around his neck. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous http://gutenberg.net/license). his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and smiled. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Chief Executive and Director Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or III sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Author: Franz Kafka down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming 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 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the handle of the door to open it completely. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Chief Executive and Director entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their