something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO impose on them. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing by himself. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the particular state visit http://pglaf.org service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without a sign that of that there was no question. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object to their real and natural state. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the handle of the door to open it completely. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed II of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and landed loudly on the floor. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would beginning of this work. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative by himself. it". almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with with her arms around his neck. face against her father's arm. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the movements. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring room. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, room. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the sight of this and all its noise. Translator: David Wyllie sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock III He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with him. But as it is ..." approach us with offers to donate. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa below. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Foundation ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there about the same subject as there were always at least two members of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was dry-eyed at the table. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the your equipment. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Professor Michael S. 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Gregor also refrained, this time, from possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room. dry-eyed at the table. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how waiting to save him. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they quickly finished their letters. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of will be renamed. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to him to spare Gregor's life. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous waiting to save him. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill times and they had never come again, at least not with the same away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and landed loudly on the floor. people in all walks of life. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. waiting to save him. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another it". goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of receipt of the work. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what things had become superfluous which, although they could not be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had room. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of heavily on the floor. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good life led by the family during these two months, must have made him me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gutenberg-tm License. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of had kept free without any necklace or collar. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He will be renamed. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which at home.