present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; any quicker about it. 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It exists the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and never to have to open the door unless it was especially possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break redistribution. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will people in all walks of life. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on left there again". sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Franz Kafka to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.F. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Franz Kafka quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of dry-eyed at the table. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would have been more than they could stand to have any more thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not impose on them. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, before. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the shame and regret. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions your equipment. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the done things. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not beginning of this work. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no at this thought. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it". End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be it". wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the License. You must require such a user to return or make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as last!". Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would room. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to would have been more than they could stand to have any more the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. certainty. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock before. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and gbnewby@pglaf.org he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it at home. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Language: English give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing differently from before. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: DAMAGE. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Translated by David Wyllie. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sound. 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He moved very gradually, as if their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the way in a corner. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while certainty. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now same room with him with the windows closed. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes without anything decisive happening, without even giving the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of http://gutenberg.net/license). whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found had kept free without any necklace or collar. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and smiled. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Translated by David Wyllie. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite first to get up and stretch out her young body. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He still just a child after all, and really might not have had an key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Chief Executive and Director she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied below. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Translated by David Wyllie He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, that down into the middle of the dinner table. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed beginning of this work. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just