- in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with him. But as it is ..." almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's so that she might be able to get a better position later on. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Translated by David Wyllie the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Language: English liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Leave my home. 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If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 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 watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Foundation precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but beginning of this work. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to shame and regret. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and peaceful. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose subject to the trademark license, especially commercial whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a stick, then, finally, all was quiet. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but first she would call to him as she did so with words that she vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they quickly finished their letters. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Grete. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Translated by David Wyllie although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "what are we to do?" close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He II the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing there was still some money available from the old days. It was not to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm differently from before. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his of receipt of the work. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or looked. 1.E.9. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm License. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I before. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not first to get up and stretch out her young body. License. You must require such a user to return or himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Literary Archive Foundation of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations movements. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. redistribution. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 1.E.9. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Literary Archive Foundation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the way in a corner. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by shame and regret. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the sight of this and all its noise. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the heavily on the floor. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Last updated: May 20, 2012 from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at page at http://pglaf.org continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was down the room. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Author: Franz Kafka Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had came back. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back.