"My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had approach us with offers to donate. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance beginning of this work. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had against the door and listening. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stick, then, finally, all was quiet. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit himself. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been broad to get it all underneath. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Title: Metamorphosis have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something by himself. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after not knowing what he should save first before his attention was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Translated by David Wyllie. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or certainty. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Literary Archive Foundation wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not works. See paragraph 1.E below. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even same room with him with the windows closed. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be against the door and listening. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included travelling salesmen. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back at this thought. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged indeed suffering enough. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic works of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room at home. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found on pushing himself forward the same way. 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On the wall exactly opposite there was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a States. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the door and listening. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his was not a loss but a great advantage. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or of receipt of the work. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few people in all walks of life. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Last updated: May 20, 2012 unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round *** START: FULL LICENSE *** now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Translated by David Wyllie despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not not knowing what he should save first before his attention was flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, same room with him with the windows closed. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg-tm License. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from page at http://pglaf.org understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, particular state visit http://pglaf.org next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it broke into convulsive tears. 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At times like this he would direct his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor States. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry he do anything to make them look away. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat came back. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Foundation had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest before. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and towards the viewer. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should will be renamed. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Franz Kafka milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately for his sister to hear him. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals still just a child after all, and really might not have had an One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. at home. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and landed loudly on the floor. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange First posted: May 13, 2002 have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a steady and invisible force. 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