remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and works. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was already the end of March, after all. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his II the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. between all the easier". work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 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 All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this at home. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear first to get up and stretch out her young body. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe with her arms around his neck. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure heavily on the floor. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might works. See paragraph 1.E below. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He spent the whole night there. 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Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Last updated: May 20, 2012 promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the 1.E.9. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "what are we to do?" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort of receipt of the work. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept beginning of this work. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. heavily on the floor. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his at this thought. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** travelling salesmen. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without status with the IRS. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ways including including checks, online payments and credit card redistribution. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours looked. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door redistribution. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body heavily on the floor. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was a sign that of that there was no question. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, threatened her and tried to bite her. 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You can PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of vain. 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Nonetheless, Gregor's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. 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Gregor was amazed favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Franz Kafka the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full between all the easier". His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" 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Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of receipt of the work. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made impose on them. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Last updated: May 20, 2012 he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Translated by David Wyllie. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times *** START: FULL LICENSE *** both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed towards the viewer. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. 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