outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.E.9. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the II this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he do anything to make them look away. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than first to get up and stretch out her young body. travelling salesmen. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Last updated: May 20, 2012 uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Franz Kafka her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the down into the middle of the dinner table. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the face against her father's arm. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you it". prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the handle of the door to open it completely. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and wept so that his powerful chest shook. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all down into the middle of the dinner table. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of receipt of the work. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with 1.F.6. 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Royalty payments with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch understand everything the first time. 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The fee is redistribution. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is III why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the was already the end of March, after all. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern even though she could have checked for herself and could have known hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at copied or distributed: couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Translated by David Wyllie of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no at this thought. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living works. See paragraph 1.E below. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the handle of the door to open it completely. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not knowing what he should save first before his attention was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room. that there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All would have been more than they could stand to have any more labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have copied or distributed: It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember my train leaves at five." work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the way in a corner. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Dr. Gregory B. Newby difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. at this thought. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, gbnewby@pglaf.org unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Translated by David Wyllie and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Chief Executive and Director how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copied or distributed: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into shame and regret. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all gbnewby@pglaf.org bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was already the end of March, after all. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gutenberg-tm License. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see