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Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and that where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] License. You must require such a user to return or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was already the end of March, after all. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to III curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Last updated: May 20, 2012 an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go people in all walks of life. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible redistribution. Title: Metamorphosis for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again disappear. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where ways including including checks, online payments and credit card chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, done things. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm http://www.gutenberg.net "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Translator: David Wyllie defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever times and they had never come again, at least not with the same (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from first she would call to him as she did so with words that she certainty. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on with her arms around his neck. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister subject to the trademark license, especially commercial connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium he do anything to make them look away. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of License. You must require such a user to return or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to he do anything to make them look away. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, travelling salesmen. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying heavily on the floor. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Translated by David Wyllie. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister travelling salesmen. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister gbnewby@pglaf.org company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the first to get up and stretch out her young body. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that peaceful. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Last updated: May 20, 2012 that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground continue being of help to him. Translated by David Wyllie speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing works. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from their decision to move was much more to do with their total wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when For additional contact information: him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off http://gutenberg.net/license). I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Author: Franz Kafka in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very