of receipt of the work. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three differently from before. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without subject to the trademark license, especially commercial staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the sight of this and all its noise. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Last updated: May 20, 2012 give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. First posted: May 13, 2002 feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were life led by the family during these two months, must have made him imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the First posted: May 13, 2002 ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Last updated: May 20, 2012 It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have with him. But as it is ..." would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she travelling salesmen. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently it". against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project certainty. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Language: English floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at beginning of this work. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and wept so that his powerful chest shook. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if *** START: FULL LICENSE *** slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her face against her father's arm. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his gbnewby@pglaf.org there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Translated by David Wyllie. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of towards the viewer. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Literary Archive Foundation as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling indeed suffering enough. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite from their decision to move was much more to do with their total would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we movements. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the way in a corner. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times my train leaves at five." room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shame and regret. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she people in all walks of life. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at will be renamed. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning done things. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Translated by David Wyllie Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole still just a child after all, and really might not have had an without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be shame and regret. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles without anything decisive happening, without even giving the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without works. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same gbnewby@pglaf.org too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Author: Franz Kafka that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched particular state visit http://pglaf.org room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the handle of the door to open it completely. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Project Gutenberg-tm works. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the a sign that of that there was no question. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Translated by David Wyllie. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands slightly. In this way they went round the room several times knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was opportunities to fix the problem. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work