was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Translator: David Wyllie her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of receipt of the work. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the way in a corner. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; done things. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had kept free without any necklace or collar. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But done things. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in particular state visit http://pglaf.org down the room. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was shame and regret. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong License. You must require such a user to return or peaceful. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Franz Kafka hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE impose on them. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with her arms around his neck. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones 1.E.9. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making http://gutenberg.net/license). in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael I dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Literary Archive Foundation him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore expression in her eyes. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old http://gutenberg.net/license). Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed about the same subject as there were always at least two members of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the first to get up and stretch out her young body. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net at this thought. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Dr. Gregory B. Newby quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which broad to get it all underneath. with her arms around his neck. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, or charges. 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"Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, listening. 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She calmly prepared always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Project Gutenberg-tm works. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their slightly. In this way they went round the room several times pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was already the end of March, after all. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Translated by David Wyllie License. You must require such a user to return or courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on For additional contact information: Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Translator: David Wyllie sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm page at http://pglaf.org was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it". business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he DAMAGE. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply disappear. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been For additional contact information: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after came back. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down down into the middle of the dinner table. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will without anything decisive happening, without even giving the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was already the end of March, after all. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. for his sister to hear him. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - greatest consideration so that his family could bear the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as over to the window where they remained with their arms around each III inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 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"That's what I said", replied the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Chief Executive and Director become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones movements. heavily on the floor. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just first she would call to him as she did so with words that she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** heavily on the floor. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that of receipt of the work. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their 1.E.9. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few differently from before. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in