(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he do anything to make them look away. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after States. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Last updated: May 20, 2012 not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily broad to get it all underneath. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been light in the room. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 1.E.8. 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See paragraph 1.E below. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried particular state visit http://pglaf.org naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Literary Archive Foundation back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled heavily on the floor. a sign that of that there was no question. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Franz Kafka three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't continue being of help to him. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Last updated: May 20, 2012 worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from their decision to move was much more to do with their total they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking just to move about the home, every other day would be spent grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, consciousness. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Revenue Service. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her between all the easier". couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping for his sister to hear him. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Translator: David Wyllie then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, DAMAGE. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Author: Franz Kafka This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with her arms around his neck. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview times and they had never come again, at least not with the same playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Translator: David Wyllie "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Translated by David Wyllie kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I it". furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously people in all walks of life. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of by himself. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the done things. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a sign that of that there was no question. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Chief Executive and Director as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Metamorphosis 1.F. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared came back. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body before. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would before. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to work. 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His father was healthy but old, He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could was already the end of March, after all. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose http://www.gutenberg.net *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and wept so that his powerful chest shook. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and landed loudly on the floor. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd last!". that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he certainty. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and landed loudly on the floor. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dry-eyed at the table. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door and wept so that his powerful chest shook. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gutenberg-tm License. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away