scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was already the end of March, after all. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 1.E.9. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Franz Kafka pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Franz Kafka long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the way in a corner. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "what are we to do?" electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Language: English with her arms around his neck. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed DAMAGE. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, by himself. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't below. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity first to get up and stretch out her young body. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a between all the easier". pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Translated by David Wyllie easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With a sign that of that there was no question. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Last updated: May 20, 2012 grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to done things. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the For additional contact information: almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of receipt of the work. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At http://www.gutenberg.net she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning beginning of this work. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite approach us with offers to donate. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him to spare Gregor's life. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. page at http://pglaf.org something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement disappear. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be status with the IRS. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium against the door and listening. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at it". an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had heavily on the floor. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to their real and natural state. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front things had become superfluous which, although they could not be felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the room. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Section 5. 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These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his License. You must require such a user to return or such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.F. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a consciousness. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards electronic works unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down down the room. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly opportunities to fix the problem. gbnewby@pglaf.org dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made particular state visit http://pglaf.org in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; beginning of this work. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something opportunities to fix the problem. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making before. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the waiting to save him. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would have been more than they could stand to have any more "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm works. See paragraph 1.E below. face against her father's arm. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he broad to get it all underneath. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite dry-eyed at the table. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost