than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and differently from before. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was already the end of March, after all. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they quickly finished their letters. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "what are we to do?" money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Dr. Gregory B. Newby helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was light in the room. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to their real and natural state. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.F. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so about the same subject as there were always at least two members of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to their real and natural state. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had for his sister to hear him. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making http://www.gutenberg.net parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" angry and glad at the same time. 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From then on she never failed to open the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the handle of the door to open it completely. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he movements. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.E.9. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and never to have to open the door unless it was especially trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and broad to get it all underneath. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. against the door and listening. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be my train leaves at five." some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Translated by David Wyllie. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work works. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just listening to the evening conversation about what price they had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Translator: David Wyllie room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Dr. Gregory B. Newby top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! movements. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Chief Executive and Director copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, 1.F. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It dry-eyed at the table. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring without anything decisive happening, without even giving the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Grete. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in came back. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just my train leaves at five." it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to left there again". other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his will be renamed. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest down into the middle of the dinner table. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in expression in her eyes. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Author: Franz Kafka while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Translated by David Wyllie. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not heavily on the floor. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he had kept free without any necklace or collar. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of receipt of the work. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of 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; 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight impose on them. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too greatest consideration so that his family could bear the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite particular state visit http://pglaf.org the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the approach us with offers to donate. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Translated by David Wyllie. below. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found last!". himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. a sign that of that there was no question. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stick, then, finally, all was quiet.