that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest done things. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, broad to get it all underneath. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his differently from before. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the certainty. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, States. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, came back. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get certainty. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by towards the viewer. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I would have been more than they could stand to have any more your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond over to the window where they remained with their arms around each unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Translator: David Wyllie do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again just to move about the home, every other day would be spent she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, copied or distributed: 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and landed loudly on the floor. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched just to move about the home, every other day would be spent or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the handle of the door to open it completely. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his http://www.gutenberg.net just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the works. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto came back. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Translated by David Wyllie be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that face against her father's arm. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with him. But as it is ..." come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his last!". moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work had kept free without any necklace or collar. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered not knowing what he should save first before his attention was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the approach us with offers to donate. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is below. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's same room with him with the windows closed. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Title: Metamorphosis some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would expression in her eyes. expression in her eyes. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Author: Franz Kafka at home. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his III back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister I work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was DAMAGE. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they same room with him with the windows closed. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he do anything to make them look away. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate II feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister http://www.gutenberg.net from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and smiled. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go he do anything to make them look away. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by