on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? III consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth subject to the trademark license, especially commercial see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Translated by David Wyllie. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, particular state visit http://pglaf.org falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern times and they had never come again, at least not with the same struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at disappear. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. http://gutenberg.net/license). same room with him with the windows closed. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his continue being of help to him. Foundation backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood gbnewby@pglaf.org was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came so that she might be able to get a better position later on. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Translated by David Wyllie. dry-eyed at the table. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. movements. himself. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the sight of this and all its noise. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework at this thought. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and landed loudly on the floor. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and my train leaves at five." on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the differently from before. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white redistribution. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the way in a corner. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think indeed suffering enough. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the page at http://pglaf.org only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no disappear. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed particular state visit http://pglaf.org From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had last!". partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give consciousness. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the sight of this and all its noise. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even life led by the family during these two months, must have made him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a differently from before. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if room. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring peaceful. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the handle of the door to open it completely. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with him. But as it is ..." She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Translated by David Wyllie see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked License. You must require such a user to return or been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.F.2. 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Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the against the door and listening. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay with her arms around his neck. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to below. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Title: Metamorphosis your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Translated by David Wyllie. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done things. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it". joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his room. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his differently from before. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister. 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They had been good by himself. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.E.9. approach us with offers to donate. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 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