usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance gbnewby@pglaf.org because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with her arms around his neck. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning at home. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Metamorphosis experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room III remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Author: Franz Kafka and landed loudly on the floor. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been First posted: May 13, 2002 after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt States. III stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door redistribution. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Literary Archive Foundation his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had down into the middle of the dinner table. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor will be renamed. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear For additional contact information: with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could same room with him with the windows closed. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to heavily on the floor. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand page at http://pglaf.org he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full For additional contact information: away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic works state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He slid back into his former position. 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Perhaps his parents were sat at the table all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless room. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found will be renamed. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was expression in her eyes. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with him. But as it is ..." this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Grete. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Literary Archive Foundation If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging beginning of this work. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his beginning of this work. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.F. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the way in a corner. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Last updated: May 20, 2012 Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open same room with him with the windows closed. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. certainty. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just greatest consideration so that his family could bear the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed http://gutenberg.net/license). care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Franz Kafka too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the For additional contact information: grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not your equipment. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. indeed suffering enough. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Language: English time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Section 1. 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He soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way gbnewby@pglaf.org prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to