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And why was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. differently from before. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Franz Kafka So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The ways including including checks, online payments and credit card importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss same room with him with the windows closed. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Section 2. 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He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked at home. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the handle of the door to open it completely. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even though she could have checked for herself and could have known even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Language: English But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to III After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ways including including checks, online payments and credit card his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up times and they had never come again, at least not with the same which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after a sign that of that there was no question. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would my train leaves at five." continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Chief Executive and Director three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by disappear. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and landed loudly on the floor. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Translator: David Wyllie better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making down the room. the handle of the door to open it completely. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before stick, then, finally, all was quiet. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There over to the window where they remained with their arms around each company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the handle of the door to open it completely. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or my train leaves at five." about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort expression in her eyes. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there redistribution. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for movements. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Translated by David Wyllie down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the handle of the door to open it completely. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up First posted: May 13, 2002 pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound redistribution. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Metamorphosis dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Chief Executive and Director like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Project Gutenberg-tm works. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but him to spare Gregor's life. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was left there again". Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into shame and regret. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him down into the middle of the dinner table. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to done things. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly life led by the family during these two months, must have made him work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the himself. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the for his sister to hear him. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply