bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free broad to get it all underneath. light in the room. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual between all the easier". the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the handle of the door to open it completely. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Section 5. 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This is what Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide consciousness. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few differently from before. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall done things. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Last updated: May 20, 2012 other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the way in a corner. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he a sign that of that there was no question. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. particular state visit http://pglaf.org then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down about the same subject as there were always at least two members of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, status with the IRS. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing continue being of help to him. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Literary Archive Foundation mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gutenberg-tm License. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the handle of the door to open it completely. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ways including including checks, online payments and credit card experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Literary Archive Foundation should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used http://www.gutenberg.net ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to towards the viewer. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the sight of this and all its noise. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help between all the easier". father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gutenberg-tm License. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any beginning of this work. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the way in a corner. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Franz Kafka concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Language: English Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, was already the end of March, after all. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions there was still some money available from the old days. It was not come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included between all the easier". required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with her arms around his neck. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Translated by David Wyllie. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. particular state visit http://pglaf.org to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and http://www.gutenberg.net States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate at this thought. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched still just a child after all, and really might not have had an on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do opportunities to fix the problem. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** differently from before. at home. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive electronic works his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, works. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business stick, then, finally, all was quiet. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps indeed suffering enough. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Foundation straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke expression in her eyes. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to approach us with offers to donate. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's