will be renamed. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be works. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Foundation might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check subject to the trademark license, especially commercial them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so about the same subject as there were always at least two members of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in consciousness. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. shame and regret. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Literary Archive Foundation of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Literary Archive Foundation parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered greatest consideration so that his family could bear the of receipt of the work. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.F.6. 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Perhaps spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Literary Archive Foundation me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women at home. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous certainty. by himself. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly there was still some money available from the old days. It was not present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael people in all walks of life. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might For additional contact information: He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to their real and natural state. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. First posted: May 13, 2002 round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some light in the room. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear II changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), greatest consideration so that his family could bear the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto between all the easier". sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they quickly finished their letters. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be slightly. In this way they went round the room several times immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Dr. Gregory B. Newby it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The will be renamed. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the gbnewby@pglaf.org overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Author: Franz Kafka and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to people in all walks of life. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work I some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of I sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the below. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Author: Franz Kafka their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be first to get up and stretch out her young body. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a a sound to be heard. 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Maybe you can't see would have been more than they could stand to have any more catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ himself. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time works. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg will be renamed. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of they quickly finished their letters. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement down the room. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement heavily on the floor. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide