anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Translated by David Wyllie. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.E.9. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He stick, then, finally, all was quiet. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Translated by David Wyllie the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.E.9. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very consciousness. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the expression in her eyes. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she gbnewby@pglaf.org Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with her arms around his neck. he do anything to make them look away. down into the middle of the dinner table. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had over to the window where they remained with their arms around each state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the For additional contact information: legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then http://gutenberg.net/license). it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm by himself. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in below. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to their real and natural state. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to room. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to people in all walks of life. he do anything to make them look away. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position left there again". money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages below. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way for his sister to hear him. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to chair for his bed. 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Email contact links and up to date contact should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would my train leaves at five." gbnewby@pglaf.org or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project people in all walks of life. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. For additional contact information: he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. impose on them. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up just to move about the home, every other day would be spent butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Last updated: May 20, 2012 shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than life led by the family during these two months, must have made him on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, opportunities to fix the problem. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back looked. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Franz Kafka But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Last updated: May 20, 2012 particular state visit http://pglaf.org would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the works. See paragraph 1.E below. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living left there again". access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever peaceful. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister heavily on the floor. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, came back. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of shame and regret. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would for his sister to hear him. License. You must require such a user to return or to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many will be renamed. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from their decision to move was much more to do with their total lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their same room with him with the windows closed. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was not a loss but a great advantage. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became ways including including checks, online payments and credit card hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of would have been more than they could stand to have any more strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak page at http://pglaf.org her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and First posted: May 13, 2002 out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Project Gutenberg-tm works. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was not a loss but a great advantage. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down.