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For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it". more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her dry-eyed at the table. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "what are we to do?" was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round left there again". benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with him. But as it is ..." ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal just to move about the home, every other day would be spent quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, differently from before. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Author: Franz Kafka looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shame and regret. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be DAMAGE. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her face against her father's arm. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he works. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of receipt of the work. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At down into the middle of the dinner table. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It For additional contact information: his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him to spare Gregor's life. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Translated by David Wyllie. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current consciousness. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the sight of this and all its noise. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes himself. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed peaceful. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his will be renamed. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I works. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. left there again". screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the III with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my License. You must require such a user to return or up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Chief Executive and Director "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained http://gutenberg.net/license). and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished indeed suffering enough. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations shame and regret. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. gbnewby@pglaf.org catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate down the room. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "what are we to do?" clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in will be renamed. with her arms around his neck. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm License. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort travelling salesmen. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers *** START: FULL LICENSE *** notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear States. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation copied or distributed: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. your equipment. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him to spare Gregor's life. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Title: Metamorphosis "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Grete. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the face against her father's arm. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was already the end of March, after all. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Grete. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with him. But as it is ..." was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman