unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had him to spare Gregor's life. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what at home. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that with her arms around his neck. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere waiting to save him. they quickly finished their letters. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a License. You must require such a user to return or must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that heavily on the floor. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the indeed suffering enough. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa before. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning about the same subject as there were always at least two members of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with last!". across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. against the door and listening. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many first to get up and stretch out her young body. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or certainty. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was not a loss but a great advantage. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Language: English have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the at home. will be renamed. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once slightly. In this way they went round the room several times The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, looked. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing expression in her eyes. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same face against her father's arm. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room between all the easier". from their decision to move was much more to do with their total speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or will be renamed. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and States. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again differently from before. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a License. You must require such a user to return or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some just to move about the home, every other day would be spent fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her a sign that of that there was no question. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the indeed suffering enough. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Franz Kafka was already the end of March, after all. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never DAMAGE. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the sight of this and all its noise. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of receipt of the work. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the your equipment. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and redistribution. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Dr. Gregory B. Newby This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very before. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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Gregor only needed to hear as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a sign that of that there was no question. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at first she would call to him as she did so with words that she filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and smiled. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll License. You must require such a user to return or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Translator: David Wyllie particular state visit http://pglaf.org freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off will be renamed. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back 1.F. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got left there again". without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even over to the window where they remained with their arms around each disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Chief Executive and Director favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, down the room. against the door and listening. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped from their decision to move was much more to do with their total number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at dry-eyed at the table. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And about the same subject as there were always at least two members of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Grete. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied my train leaves at five." "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the page at http://pglaf.org "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie.