sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready movements. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could movements. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, down into the middle of the dinner table. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt approach us with offers to donate. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will of receipt of the work. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." disappear. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 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 chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of against the door and listening. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. people in all walks of life. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had kept free without any necklace or collar. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Chief Executive and Director then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, redistribution. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just from their decision to move was much more to do with their total imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Translator: David Wyllie more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, waiting to save him. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his travelling salesmen. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come continue being of help to him. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which himself. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was room. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Translator: David Wyllie his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as 1.F. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would States. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had kept free without any necklace or collar. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not III breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's waiting to save him. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the looked. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Translator: David Wyllie foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen your equipment. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially would have been more than they could stand to have any more Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a I seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing even though she could have checked for herself and could have known compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, face against her father's arm. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head with her arms around his neck. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in people in all walks of life. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy for his sister to hear him. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Literary Archive Foundation time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. indeed suffering enough. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the to their real and natural state. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his impose on them. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to their real and natural state. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of receipt of the work. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw,