shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with him. But as it is ..." opportunities to fix the problem. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Author: Franz Kafka with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they still just a child after all, and really might not have had an But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even though she could have checked for herself and could have known unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh last!". If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the himself. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times last!". seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they indeed suffering enough. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by gbnewby@pglaf.org door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ways including including checks, online payments and credit card than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or movements. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with her arms around his neck. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said waiting to save him. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Author: Franz Kafka emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I him to spare Gregor's life. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at your equipment. Last updated: May 20, 2012 other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat down into the middle of the dinner table. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest between all the easier". should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to will be renamed. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "what are we to do?" unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps disappear. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gutenberg-tm License. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was not a loss but a great advantage. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Metamorphosis screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you came back. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Title: Metamorphosis grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he do anything to make them look away. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both DAMAGE. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the way in a corner. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Last updated: May 20, 2012 have to do the job himself. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let between all the easier". This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door shame and regret. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every copied or distributed: - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stick, then, finally, all was quiet. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his without anything decisive happening, without even giving the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what my train leaves at five." His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt by himself. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a looked. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance