information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the handle of the door to open it completely. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's impose on them. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.E.9. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and landed loudly on the floor. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Metamorphosis as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he do anything to make them look away. same room with him with the windows closed. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of with him. But as it is ..." now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. 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He was not even startled out of this state "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation status with the IRS. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for about the same subject as there were always at least two members of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough continue being of help to him. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ways including including checks, online payments and credit card must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Grete. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. he do anything to make them look away. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. shame and regret. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 1.E.9. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut my train leaves at five." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; face against her father's arm. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back II True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling between all the easier". Metamorphosis "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his people in all walks of life. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between done things. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again left there again". hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he will be renamed. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he done things. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, like it! 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He the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. consciousness. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. 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I ought to just try that with my respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent that for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Grete. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter beginning of this work. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Translated by David Wyllie. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her first to get up and stretch out her young body. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would redistribution. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, http://gutenberg.net/license). thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he do anything to make them look away. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the sight of this and all its noise. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, at home. For additional contact information: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole your equipment. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the down into the middle of the dinner table. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with her arms around his neck. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total waiting to save him. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. light in the room. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with him. But as it is ..." broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "what are we to do?" Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at DAMAGE. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space there was still some money available from the old days. It was not why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his