opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself II word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Translated by David Wyllie. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if electronic works sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and smiled. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Foundation six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is http://www.gutenberg.net seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Franz Kafka to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only before. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked greatest consideration so that his family could bear the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Grete. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Title: Metamorphosis after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of works. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and looked. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Translator: David Wyllie would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel over to the window where they remained with their arms around each down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living room. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed http://www.gutenberg.net success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh heavily on the floor. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise http://gutenberg.net/license). everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to gbnewby@pglaf.org where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had my train leaves at five." Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and smiled. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with waiting to save him. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his broad to get it all underneath. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "what are we to do?" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded face against her father's arm. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, at home. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's indeed suffering enough. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked II the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not listening to the evening conversation about what price they had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Metamorphosis Translator: David Wyllie But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock electronic works impose on them. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that opportunities to fix the problem. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut had kept free without any necklace or collar. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. methods and addresses. 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And after a short all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, heavily on the floor. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Foundation round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he disappear. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his left there again". we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back light in the room. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt redistribution. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Dr. Gregory B. Newby to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide for his sister to hear him. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever