from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they quickly finished their letters. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father consciousness. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be done things. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the sight of this and all its noise. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm beginning of this work. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He impose on them. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air works. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works between all the easier". was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he room. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down License. You must require such a user to return or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would movements. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their looked. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." travelling salesmen. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should http://gutenberg.net/license). decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - people in all walks of life. First posted: May 13, 2002 would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate First posted: May 13, 2002 little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the waiting to save him. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Author: Franz Kafka and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way beginning of this work. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, http://gutenberg.net/license). your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then the sight of this and all its noise. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock page at http://pglaf.org just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father DAMAGE. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as light in the room. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there was still some money available from the old days. It was not dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any done things. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Franz Kafka we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to their real and natural state. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and smiled. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked left there again". hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her over to the window where they remained with their arms around each charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had 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 in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.E.9. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the gbnewby@pglaf.org entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly towards the viewer. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net electronic works possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. heavily on the floor. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dry-eyed at the table. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their face against her father's arm. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of same room with him with the windows closed. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood down the room. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. light in the room. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who over to the window where they remained with their arms around each like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Metamorphosis respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - http://www.gutenberg.net request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, differently from before. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand between all the easier". thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the that unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said.