fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his room. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The just to move about the home, every other day would be spent should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had was not a loss but a great advantage. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose States. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible before. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Foundation was not a loss but a great advantage. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic http://gutenberg.net/license). had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the travelling salesmen. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was first to get up and stretch out her young body. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more himself. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to same room with him with the windows closed. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps by himself. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 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 was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing would have been more than they could stand to have any more to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so First posted: May 13, 2002 living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. States. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Translated by David Wyllie. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. for his sister to hear him. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do broad to get it all underneath. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version my train leaves at five." and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Translated by David Wyllie Franz Kafka slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would last!". room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally would have been more than they could stand to have any more experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some life led by the family during these two months, must have made him in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like subject to the trademark license, especially commercial obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of looked. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that people in all walks of life. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped had taken the item he wanted. 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And indeed, his two friends - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at peaceful. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to. 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Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a expression in her eyes. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by down the room. done things. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the way in a corner. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Translator: David Wyllie prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to down into the middle of the dinner table. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the sight of this and all its noise. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he just to move about the home, every other day would be spent of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about over to the window where they remained with their arms around each them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in people in all walks of life. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and landed loudly on the floor. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon opportunities to fix the problem. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Translator: David Wyllie but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation will be renamed. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but