the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project page at http://pglaf.org for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief by himself. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any first to get up and stretch out her young body. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would face against her father's arm. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it people in all walks of life. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a I Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all about the same subject as there were always at least two members of think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Language: English Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from same room with him with the windows closed. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than I enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the dry-eyed at the table. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Translated by David Wyllie. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still disappear. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was already the end of March, after all. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Dr. Gregory B. Newby way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he same room with him with the windows closed. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, broad to get it all underneath. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her from their decision to move was much more to do with their total called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their continue being of help to him. works. See paragraph 1.E below. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would have been more than they could stand to have any more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough was not a loss but a great advantage. will be renamed. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious people in all walks of life. light in the room. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position electronic works and smiled. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of before. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up was already the end of March, after all. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If towards the viewer. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as approach us with offers to donate. Metamorphosis himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to looked. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; heavily on the floor. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour greatest consideration so that his family could bear the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of shame and regret. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had First posted: May 13, 2002 that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder First posted: May 13, 2002 sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Author: Franz Kafka That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days DAMAGE. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt http://www.gutenberg.net cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was already the end of March, after all. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - first she would call to him as she did so with words that she one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a my train leaves at five." liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity First posted: May 13, 2002 with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down below. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his peaceful. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor below. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already first to get up and stretch out her young body. status with the IRS. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister opportunities to fix the problem. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their