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Project thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's dry-eyed at the table. Last updated: May 20, 2012 of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether indeed suffering enough. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. copied or distributed: his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had copied or distributed: flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an had kept free without any necklace or collar. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring himself. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore for his sister to hear him. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered *** START: FULL LICENSE *** moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with her arms around his neck. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the face against her father's arm. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the sight of this and all its noise. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you himself. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and disappear. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the would have been more than they could stand to have any more from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no life led by the family during these two months, must have made him This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.9. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm redistribution. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Metamorphosis less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Translator: David Wyllie where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Dr. Gregory B. Newby re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages ways including including checks, online payments and credit card work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his differently from before. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Author: Franz Kafka was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his broad to get it all underneath. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after http://www.gutenberg.net The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Translated by David Wyllie. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt certainty. opportunities to fix the problem. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and face against her father's arm. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't even though she could have checked for herself and could have known work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and light in the room. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Last updated: May 20, 2012 or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Translated by David Wyllie. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that beginning of this work. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table down the room. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm works. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His II while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked 1.F.6. 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He sat unyielding against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United heavily on the floor. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it same room with him with the windows closed. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Dr. Gregory B. Newby insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. towards the viewer. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough over to the window where they remained with their arms around each His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of receipt of the work. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've first she would call to him as she did so with words that she protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space