don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Translated by David Wyllie in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every at this thought. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out certainty. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and landed loudly on the floor. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Project Gutenberg-tm works. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give so that she might be able to get a better position later on. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a they quickly finished their letters. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was not a loss but a great advantage. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Literary Archive Foundation down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on copied or distributed: chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's below. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking shame and regret. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to was already the end of March, after all. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall status with the IRS. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Literary Archive Foundation must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would him to spare Gregor's life. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's II ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gutenberg-tm License. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Project Gutenberg-tm works. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Chief Executive and Director uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. works. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Franz Kafka left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Translator: David Wyllie him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination works. See paragraph 1.E below. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she about the same subject as there were always at least two members of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his page at http://pglaf.org and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.F. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was done things. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest peaceful. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 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 saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from by himself. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm your equipment. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gutenberg-tm License. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted dry-eyed at the table. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the my train leaves at five." electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand travelling salesmen. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly to their real and natural state. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly http://gutenberg.net/license). anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of receipt of the work. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the heavily on the floor. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately heavily on the floor. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Translated by David Wyllie.