without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Translator: David Wyllie lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg below. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In towards the viewer. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father would have been more than they could stand to have any more his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by status with the IRS. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works had taken the item he wanted. 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Gregor even learned, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously License. You must require such a user to return or sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls listening to the evening conversation about what price they had permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The your equipment. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the waiting to save him. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so down the room. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back my train leaves at five." used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stick, then, finally, all was quiet. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would copied or distributed: while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both http://gutenberg.net/license). even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his my train leaves at five." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. approach us with offers to donate. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to movements. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with First posted: May 13, 2002 to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many peaceful. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free first she would call to him as she did so with words that she responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything room. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime dry-eyed at the table. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to offer him. 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Gregor's appeals to his father were of no must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, last!". couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Translated by David Wyllie has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations redistribution. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous to their real and natural state. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. 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Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there watching for a while. 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"Getting up early all the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance things had become superfluous which, although they could not be used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make same room with him with the windows closed. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With he do anything to make them look away. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or not knowing what he should save first before his attention was it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, people in all walks of life. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of people in all walks of life. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very things had become superfluous which, although they could not be six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be impose on them. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.9. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continue being of help to him. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough looked. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and never to have to open the door unless it was especially behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had approach us with offers to donate. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to III Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stick, then, finally, all was quiet. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, II the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide a sign that of that there was no question. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was came back. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Foundation struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with her arms around his neck. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open heavily on the floor. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good