idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever dry-eyed at the table. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the of receipt of the work. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite just to move about the home, every other day would be spent which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on works. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Grete. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many peaceful. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value my train leaves at five." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in indeed suffering enough. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of 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 curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his came back. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place II wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the sight of this and all its noise. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and smiled. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "what are we to do?" before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and landed loudly on the floor. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of III he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune States. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if below. first to get up and stretch out her young body. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was already the end of March, after all. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at life led by the family during these two months, must have made him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for looked. by himself. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Franz Kafka Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that greatest consideration so that his family could bear the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. better. 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Now they pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Translated by David Wyllie. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He broad to get it all underneath. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm greatest consideration so that his family could bear the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some below. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for his sister to hear him. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be down into the middle of the dinner table. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email at home. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once certainty. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Translated by David Wyllie. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the sight of this and all its noise. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said