and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had I quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Author: Franz Kafka while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gutenberg-tm License. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that approach us with offers to donate. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to their real and natural state. Author: Franz Kafka promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had kept free without any necklace or collar. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still done things. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of opportunities to fix the problem. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself impose on them. against the door and listening. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Translator: David Wyllie in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out my train leaves at five." one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium him to spare Gregor's life. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day without anything decisive happening, without even giving the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father people in all walks of life. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards III first to get up and stretch out her young body. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood so that she might be able to get a better position later on. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but by himself. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's had kept free without any necklace or collar. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be from their decision to move was much more to do with their total (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Section 1. 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Of course, we hope that you will support the Project redistribution. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the travelling salesmen. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists below. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was not a loss but a great advantage. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall looked. Translator: David Wyllie though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Project Gutenberg-tm works. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, light in the room. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 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 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair left there again". left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, II chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Foundation work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Title: Metamorphosis Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour movements. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak life led by the family during these two months, must have made him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; redistribution. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following slightly. In this way they went round the room several times chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or disappear. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with her arms around his neck. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few waiting to save him. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little over to the window where they remained with their arms around each say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg-tm License. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned over to the window where they remained with their arms around each actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short expression in her eyes. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Literary Archive Foundation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the approach us with offers to donate. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of beginning of this work. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right