she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Translated by David Wyllie round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister a sign that of that there was no question. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd First posted: May 13, 2002 him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep down into the middle of the dinner table. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. face against her father's arm. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with travelling salesmen. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in copied or distributed: first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even though she could have checked for herself and could have known could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what indeed suffering enough. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic expression in her eyes. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project License. You must require such a user to return or while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was not a loss but a great advantage. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check even though she could have checked for herself and could have known understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was not a loss but a great advantage. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "what are we to do?" electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with him. But as it is ..." But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Translated by David Wyllie. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - disappear. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise about the same subject as there were always at least two members of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles at home. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully waiting to save him. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. II this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even certainty. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we and never to have to open the door unless it was especially understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "what are we to do?" without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was status with the IRS. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it". round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with travelling salesmen. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept first she would call to him as she did so with words that she removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father redistribution. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, same room with him with the windows closed. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought below. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished listening to the evening conversation about what price they had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three copied or distributed: with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Language: English him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily gbnewby@pglaf.org something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. would have been more than they could stand to have any more herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.E.3. 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Then, out of consideration for doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was they quickly finished their letters. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following last!". increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to redistribution. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Metamorphosis for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise beginning of this work. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate travelling salesmen. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had certainty. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet.