his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones below. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever movements. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "what are we to do?" structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to their real and natural state. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him DAMAGE. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works. that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was already the end of March, after all. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Language: English inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and approach us with offers to donate. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the face against her father's arm. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she II adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in looked. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring expression in her eyes. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Project Gutenberg-tm works. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday I couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he DAMAGE. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and same room with him with the windows closed. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with greatest consideration so that his family could bear the heavily on the floor. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Dr. Gregory B. Newby the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the sight of this and all its noise. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the way in a corner. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new light in the room. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Project Gutenberg-tm works. works. See paragraph 1.E below. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so disappear. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he do anything to make them look away. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the impose on them. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to continue being of help to him. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and was already the end of March, after all. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder a sign that of that there was no question. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's last!". in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in beginning of this work. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his differently from before. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Project Gutenberg-tm works. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only between all the easier". out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier disappear. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was had kept free without any necklace or collar. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen and never to have to open the door unless it was especially some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Grete. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and never to have to open the door unless it was especially with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the waiting to save him. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, quite sad. 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But his mother this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without