how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Language: English anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to down the room. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the at this thought. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, continue being of help to him. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom room. Translated by David Wyllie. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with her arms around his neck. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes it". Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Metamorphosis insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as III two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Language: English He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he broad to get it all underneath. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it I eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be last!". forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the way in a corner. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "what are we to do?" becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project himself. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both consciousness. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented slightly. In this way they went round the room several times in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Language: English were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned before. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she was not a loss but a great advantage. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then status with the IRS. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all with her arms around his neck. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a impose on them. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Language: English the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Literary Archive Foundation easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned http://gutenberg.net/license). their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out indeed suffering enough. face against her father's arm. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed copied or distributed: 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out redistribution. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Dr. Gregory B. Newby ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father consciousness. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself works. See paragraph 1.E below. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He towards the viewer. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office particular state visit http://pglaf.org hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance "what are we to do?" Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they electronic works way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating III eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding without anything decisive happening, without even giving the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her him to spare Gregor's life. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the handle of the door to open it completely. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Chief Executive and Director expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too things had become superfluous which, although they could not be beginning of this work. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the http://www.gutenberg.net easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Project Gutenberg-tm works. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls still just a child after all, and really might not have had an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really broad to get it all underneath. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent just to move about the home, every other day would be spent editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the towards the viewer. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed movements. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday against the door and listening. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as beginning of this work. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him to spare Gregor's life. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her