then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest I slightly. In this way they went round the room several times stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal there was still some money available from the old days. It was not And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "what are we to do?" a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Author: Franz Kafka research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the States. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Language: English warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination left there again". hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ways including including checks, online payments and credit card were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they quickly finished their letters. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Dr. Gregory B. Newby they quickly finished their letters. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ they quickly finished their letters. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her still just a child after all, and really might not have had an listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On http://www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "what are we to do?" cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be done things. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check indeed suffering enough. travelling salesmen. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his down into the middle of the dinner table. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg-tm License. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so heavily on the floor. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it". situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled down the room. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had towards the viewer. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: redistribution. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Translated by David Wyllie. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at beginning of this work. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do copied or distributed: Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business before. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed other. 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I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations for his sister to hear him. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, I parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Foundation The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what States. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you your equipment. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt impose on them. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Franz Kafka copied or distributed: looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the peaceful. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a II only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, that done things. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the works. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing below. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than done things. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it". the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a License. You must require such a user to return or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot