father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright dry-eyed at the table. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a sign that of that there was no question. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and himself. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and landed loudly on the floor. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than by himself. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all was already the end of March, after all. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to looked. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the 1.E.9. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the my train leaves at five." slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time done things. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" http://gutenberg.net/license). to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the approach us with offers to donate. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with beginning of this work. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Metamorphosis possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth particular state visit http://pglaf.org come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling http://gutenberg.net/license). from their decision to move was much more to do with their total PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Translated by David Wyllie sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.F. for his sister to hear him. status with the IRS. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the License. You must require such a user to return or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.9. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging impose on them. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Translated by David Wyllie a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gutenberg-tm License. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant people in all walks of life. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: particular state visit http://pglaf.org happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had I waiting to save him. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread up their knives and forks. 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He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player it". knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in down the room. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he came back. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and landed loudly on the floor. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. down into the middle of the dinner table. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from their decision to move was much more to do with their total shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was not a loss but a great advantage. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael States. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what just to move about the home, every other day would be spent re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go redistribution. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God him to spare Gregor's life. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and done things. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Translated by David Wyllie. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Project Gutenberg-tm works. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight there was still some money available from the old days. It was not home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a consciousness. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the way in a corner. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned listening to the evening conversation about what price they had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table still just a child after all, and really might not have had an water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and