And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he my train leaves at five." hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "what are we to do?" Translated by David Wyllie. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was already the end of March, after all. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project works. See paragraph 1.E below. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, will be renamed. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will status with the IRS. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible for his sister to hear him. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stick, then, finally, all was quiet. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email my train leaves at five." One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant even though she could have checked for herself and could have known on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little left there again". becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and landed loudly on the floor. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you done things. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the light in the room. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who works. See paragraph 1.E below. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able shame and regret. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Author: Franz Kafka Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my by himself. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full II anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of http://gutenberg.net/license). it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the II The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door last!". it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Translated by David Wyllie. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm without anything decisive happening, without even giving the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with him. But as it is ..." to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to License. You must require such a user to return or that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who between all the easier". would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good III They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite greatest consideration so that his family could bear the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gutenberg-tm License. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his works. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could ways including including checks, online payments and credit card help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother before. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to States. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the waiting to save him. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Author: Franz Kafka finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was broad to get it all underneath. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they DAMAGE. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Last updated: May 20, 2012 even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had kept free without any necklace or collar. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.3. 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Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister continue being of help to him. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any dry-eyed at the table. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the works. See paragraph 1.E below. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could your equipment. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through it". such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when would have been more than they could stand to have any more uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with gbnewby@pglaf.org had kept free without any necklace or collar. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly between all the easier". arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they quickly finished their letters. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music gbnewby@pglaf.org pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the impose on them. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated by himself. Foundation all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! particular state visit http://pglaf.org an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into DAMAGE. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to their real and natural state. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at below. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used last!". ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be