while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Literary Archive Foundation http://gutenberg.net/license). to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where shame and regret. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: movements. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest slightly. In this way they went round the room several times which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm of receipt of the work. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then expression in her eyes. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax first to get up and stretch out her young body. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the by himself. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Translated by David Wyllie better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with certainty. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she first to get up and stretch out her young body. down the room. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way people in all walks of life. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think page at http://pglaf.org Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial II each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the way in a corner. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to their real and natural state. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations For additional contact information: little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was already the end of March, after all. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite redistribution. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had kept free without any necklace or collar. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent continue being of help to him. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card will be renamed. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 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If the second copy The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into don't make my parents suffer! 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Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room status with the IRS. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with as he crouched there on the floor. 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Gregor went and waited might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his differently from before. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he against the door and listening. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the redistribution. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "what are we to do?" be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had for his sister to hear him. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with beginning of this work. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the sight of this and all its noise. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the works. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that expression in her eyes. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.E.9. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Translated by David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was