ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then left there again". takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on movements. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more against the door and listening. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Chief Executive and Director wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with him. But as it is ..." going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Author: Franz Kafka Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money dry-eyed at the table. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of I the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get at this thought. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones my train leaves at five." feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before left there again". because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance broad to get it all underneath. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after page at http://pglaf.org pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. gbnewby@pglaf.org have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very DAMAGE. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to their real and natural state. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a sign that of that there was no question. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always for his sister to hear him. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept times and they had never come again, at least not with the same made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 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 him to spare Gregor's life. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ways including including checks, online payments and credit card editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is States. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully II even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a him to spare Gregor's life. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but looked. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that will be renamed. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual about the same subject as there were always at least two members of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), dry-eyed at the table. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about http://gutenberg.net/license). the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were *** START: FULL LICENSE *** especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing life led by the family during these two months, must have made him conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make first she would call to him as she did so with words that she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought approach us with offers to donate. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving from their decision to move was much more to do with their total reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no by himself. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. towards the viewer. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head for his sister to hear him. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled