used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but works. See paragraph 1.E below. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see broad to get it all underneath. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if down into the middle of the dinner table. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, broad to get it all underneath. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Literary Archive Foundation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it". the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the First posted: May 13, 2002 must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Translated by David Wyllie him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, would have been more than they could stand to have any more sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. heavily on the floor. Chief Executive and Director face against her father's arm. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever 1.E.9. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and smiled. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in dry-eyed at the table. 1.F.2. 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But this short conversation heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Last updated: May 20, 2012 Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. at home. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the last!". driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or dry-eyed at the table. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the sight of this and all its noise. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some him to spare Gregor's life. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Professor Michael S. 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They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the came back. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electronic works even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about States. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he gbnewby@pglaf.org He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Dr. Gregory B. Newby unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and landed loudly on the floor. Foundation swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen 1.F. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God down the room. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him to spare Gregor's life. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she at home. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the impose on them. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works. See paragraph 1.E below. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that Translated by David Wyllie. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it would have been more than they could stand to have any more success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried had kept free without any necklace or collar. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to