him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and never to have to open the door unless it was especially whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided status with the IRS. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little done things. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their II as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can waiting to save him. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a certainty. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she her work for that morning. 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Its business office is located at was already the end of March, after all. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him peaceful. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined copied or distributed: unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations For additional contact information: time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Project Gutenberg-tm works. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Grete. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, certainty. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did he do anything to make them look away. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and first to get up and stretch out her young body. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work movements. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Language: English kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Translated by David Wyllie things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and never to have to open the door unless it was especially come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched approach us with offers to donate. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for there was still some money available from the old days. It was not electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Translated by David Wyllie whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.A. 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If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Translated by David Wyllie. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for looked. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. people in all walks of life. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm consciousness. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by with her arms around his neck. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound first she would call to him as she did so with words that she himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended dry-eyed at the table. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never was not a loss but a great advantage. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions expression in her eyes. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 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 in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.F. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of receipt of the work. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief so that she might be able to get a better position later on. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Translator: David Wyllie been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and License. You must require such a user to return or WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the people in all walks of life. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Title: Metamorphosis to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand redistribution. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down