there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. continue being of help to him. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from their decision to move was much more to do with their total works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 1.E.3. 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It was an apple; then another one coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free over to the window where they remained with their arms around each eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Translated by David Wyllie possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially from their decision to move was much more to do with their total importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, States. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK first to get up and stretch out her young body. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said http://gutenberg.net/license). now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been For additional contact information: milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At certainty. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to expression in her eyes. dry-eyed at the table. 1.F. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it". Grete. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Literary Archive Foundation hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Author: Franz Kafka irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without lock with his mouth. 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Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had kept free without any necklace or collar. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, dry-eyed at the table. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Franz Kafka that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many people in all walks of life. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it". instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was already the end of March, after all. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up First posted: May 13, 2002 protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew even though he had been living in it for five years. 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was down into the middle of the dinner table. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more been lit in the living room. 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He continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Translator: David Wyllie now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across differently from before. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only States. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dry-eyed at the table. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement room. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the your equipment. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with her arms around his neck. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she room. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and first to get up and stretch out her young body. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, particular state visit http://pglaf.org turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they electronic works against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands between all the easier". that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's first to get up and stretch out her young body. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived page at http://pglaf.org