future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would before. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have about the same subject as there were always at least two members of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as would have been more than they could stand to have any more to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Chief Executive and Director copied or distributed: Language: English seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and smiled. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that particular state visit http://pglaf.org hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or light in the room. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was differently from before. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had the way in a corner. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise waiting to save him. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of receipt of the work. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so my train leaves at five." individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were himself. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about same room with him with the windows closed. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or last!". For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff face against her father's arm. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which by himself. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as greatest consideration so that his family could bear the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the sight of this and all its noise. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when first to get up and stretch out her young body. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite impose on them. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in my train leaves at five." not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you copied or distributed: paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - left there again". I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and landed loudly on the floor. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Translated by David Wyllie he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy copied or distributed: money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg-tm License. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Project Gutenberg-tm works. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed still just a child after all, and really might not have had an "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with him. But as it is ..." Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm stick, then, finally, all was quiet. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Last updated: May 20, 2012 at home. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing a sign that of that there was no question. with her arms around his neck. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Translated by David Wyllie. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever down into the middle of the dinner table. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it works. See paragraph 1.E below. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already still just a child after all, and really might not have had an shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is movements. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Chief Executive and Director herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down by himself. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would States. face against her father's arm. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to they quickly finished their letters. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. heavily on the floor. your equipment. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing at this thought. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats travelling salesmen. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg-tm License. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the