wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "what are we to do?" expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword particular state visit http://pglaf.org or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had First posted: May 13, 2002 recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. down into the middle of the dinner table. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty before. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for over to the window where they remained with their arms around each even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. it". slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might speak to him in that way once again. 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They had moreover brought most of their a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. travelling salesmen. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm electronic works achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the for his sister to hear him. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the way in a corner. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, done things. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible will be renamed. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or travelling salesmen. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with him. But as it is ..." http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his peaceful. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving a sign that of that there was no question. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide down the room. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay peaceful. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project electronic works things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some differently from before. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say not knowing what he should save first before his attention was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Translated by David Wyllie would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she came back. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far face against her father's arm. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the opportunities to fix the problem. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Translated by David Wyllie. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked came back. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to dry-eyed at the table. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and smiled. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Author: Franz Kafka the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of done things. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if continue being of help to him. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Dr. Gregory B. Newby joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with her arms around his neck. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back will be renamed. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and landed loudly on the floor. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between