raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Metamorphosis of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the last!". question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or at home. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of page at http://pglaf.org protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space beginning of this work. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to III falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the http://www.gutenberg.net stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Dr. Gregory B. Newby But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Chief Executive and Director the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar room. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the opportunities to fix the problem. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some just to move about the home, every other day would be spent this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, First posted: May 13, 2002 number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently disappear. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be first to get up and stretch out her young body. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Chief Executive and Director towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the handle of the door to open it completely. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit of receipt of the work. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it". see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, DAMAGE. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and your equipment. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest greatest consideration so that his family could bear the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone expression in her eyes. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before disappear. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 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 "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with him. But as it is ..." 1.E.9. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in approach us with offers to donate. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about light in the room. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper still just a child after all, and really might not have had an He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk still just a child after all, and really might not have had an strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used first to get up and stretch out her young body. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three copied or distributed: wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the http://www.gutenberg.net without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother greatest consideration so that his family could bear the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Author: Franz Kafka sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, first to get up and stretch out her young body. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many they quickly finished their letters. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm things had become superfluous which, although they could not be swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Translated by David Wyllie hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's status with the IRS. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Last updated: May 20, 2012 by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Dr. Gregory B. Newby And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the way in a corner. License. You must require such a user to return or wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of differently from before. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she consciousness. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 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. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples License. You must require such a user to return or serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and him to spare Gregor's life. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly disappear. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a down into the middle of the dinner table. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages at this thought. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when 1.E.9. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of for his sister to hear him. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his page at http://pglaf.org probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it movements. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support.