Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers first she would call to him as she did so with words that she could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the down into the middle of the dinner table. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Grete. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into States. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For light in the room. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without face against her father's arm. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Author: Franz Kafka I wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and III not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and landed loudly on the floor. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his III floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Translated by David Wyllie. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Translator: David Wyllie on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, with him. But as it is ..." been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and smiled. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I waiting to save him. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with her arms around his neck. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net certainty. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and DAMAGE. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where him to spare Gregor's life. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by copied or distributed: from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project redistribution. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and landed loudly on the floor. Metamorphosis mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was not a loss but a great advantage. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the page at http://pglaf.org keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "what are we to do?" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's scalp. 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He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Grete. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the way in a corner. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm License. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a gbnewby@pglaf.org certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without even though she could have checked for herself and could have known legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Language: English sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could below. immediate notice on my room. 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The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated light in the room. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him II hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and page at http://pglaf.org with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him broad to get it all underneath. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as