noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself even though she could have checked for herself and could have known time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Literary Archive Foundation left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Foundation anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than works. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the beginning of this work. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the First posted: May 13, 2002 anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT same room with him with the windows closed. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes left there again". through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly III to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the sight of this and all its noise. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much light in the room. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was already the end of March, after all. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they slightly. In this way they went round the room several times how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, towards the viewer. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, heavily on the floor. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I redistribution. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in about the same subject as there were always at least two members of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a sign that of that there was no question. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough a sign that of that there was no question. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), I reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. DAMAGE. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" opportunities to fix the problem. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women disappear. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous below. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Metamorphosis seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, redistribution. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel impose on them. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Author: Franz Kafka have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Literary Archive Foundation mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He before. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money first to get up and stretch out her young body. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, face against her father's arm. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Translated by David Wyllie favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Foundation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Translated by David Wyllie. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. certainty. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first gbnewby@pglaf.org Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about over to the window where they remained with their arms around each sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide it". himself. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her works. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before disappear. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him to spare Gregor's life. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply below. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to States. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we times and they had never come again, at least not with the same crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about