with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head so that she might be able to get a better position later on. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. expression in her eyes. expression in her eyes. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and landed loudly on the floor. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" he do anything to make them look away. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls against the door and listening. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Franz Kafka the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution III a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.E.9. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Translated by David Wyllie useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to their real and natural state. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He himself. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when off his desk! 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Copyright laws in most countries are in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Author: Franz Kafka knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if donations. 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I was quite alright the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the disappear. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their done things. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was room. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without broad to get it all underneath. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Chief Executive and Director peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project expression in her eyes. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just still just a child after all, and really might not have had an again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." redistribution. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one redistribution. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an continue being of help to him. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and expression in her eyes. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Translator: David Wyllie the way in a corner. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Translated by David Wyllie door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Section 2. 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It was III particular state visit http://pglaf.org ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Foundation times and they had never come again, at least not with the same different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting will be renamed. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like and smiled. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether broad to get it all underneath. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of first to get up and stretch out her young body. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the my train leaves at five." few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; expression in her eyes. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or my train leaves at five." was already the end of March, after all. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following they quickly finished their letters. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with her arms around his neck. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do between all the easier". benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when alarm. 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One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had and landed loudly on the floor. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out had kept free without any necklace or collar. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and never to have to open the door unless it was especially life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the way in a corner. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools;