because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Dr. Gregory B. Newby with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew looked. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Dr. Gregory B. Newby time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being himself. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been beginning of this work. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it". inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. for his sister to hear him. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk dry-eyed at the table. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by First posted: May 13, 2002 it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. towards the viewer. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he do anything to make them look away. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling times and they had never come again, at least not with the same situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." III that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with beginning of this work. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any copied or distributed: set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted electronic works was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** gbnewby@pglaf.org with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Section 4. 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Then, without his willing it, his head sank down uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. left there again". "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him movements. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they quickly finished their letters. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. DAMAGE. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he movements. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known at this thought. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when of receipt of the work. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For States. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired between all the easier". Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and wept so that his powerful chest shook. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The first she would call to him as she did so with words that she pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Foundation a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Language: English next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, For additional contact information: lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of works. See paragraph 1.E below. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from looked. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stick, then, finally, all was quiet. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and came back. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a broad to get it all underneath. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Author: Franz Kafka status with the IRS. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was not a loss but a great advantage. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with not knowing what he should save first before his attention was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in light in the room. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa broad to get it all underneath. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can III 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "what are we to do?" work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the redistribution. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not differently from before. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him people in all walks of life.