lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's certainty. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as disappear. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project III to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck last!". was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like broad to get it all underneath. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Translated by David Wyllie was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the gbnewby@pglaf.org "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the sight of this and all its noise. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Franz Kafka again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with peaceful. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the peace and order to this chaos. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Franz Kafka of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps DAMAGE. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it". to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had my train leaves at five." listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a left there again". but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the light in the room. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka dry-eyed at the table. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project things had become superfluous which, although they could not be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Metamorphosis become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the impose on them. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his towards the viewer. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her things had become superfluous which, although they could not be from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as times and they had never come again, at least not with the same on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact copied or distributed: Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Translated by David Wyllie destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room your equipment. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop came back. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his by himself. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the For additional contact information: efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to at home. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could http://gutenberg.net/license). with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong shame and regret. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right done things. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined electronic works on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his broad to get it all underneath. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any beginning of this work. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would shame and regret. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than for his sister to hear him. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living beginning of this work. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but was not a loss but a great advantage. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from your equipment. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, against the door and listening. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder left there again". They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with him. But as it is ..." sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of people in all walks of life. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated 1.F. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the way in a corner. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself States. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily your equipment. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which