hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family for his sister to hear him. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be before. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the handle of the door to open it completely. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something "what are we to do?" his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff status with the IRS. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. looked. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a done things. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was already the end of March, after all. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up broad to get it all underneath. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Literary Archive Foundation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. States. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would have been more than they could stand to have any more Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Dr. Gregory B. Newby joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was not a loss but a great advantage. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to their real and natural state. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of last!". open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm License. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to will be renamed. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Translated by David Wyllie clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of at home. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and smiled. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Translated by David Wyllie practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the came back. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project indeed suffering enough. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Grete. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever First posted: May 13, 2002 as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "what are we to do?" pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Franz Kafka electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Author: Franz Kafka company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO against the door and listening. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with approach us with offers to donate. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room States. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Section 4. 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Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Translated by David Wyllie. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then gbnewby@pglaf.org promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Dr. Gregory B. Newby look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they quickly finished their letters. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had differently from before. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Foundation abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand For additional contact information: that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Author: Franz Kafka your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would came back. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All