All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gutenberg-tm License. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of receipt of the work. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of before. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up electronic works or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Franz Kafka see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and was not a loss but a great advantage. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when movements. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", from their decision to move was much more to do with their total rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air first she would call to him as she did so with words that she is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only people in all walks of life. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw about the same subject as there were always at least two members of certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, face against her father's arm. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Translated by David Wyllie. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Last updated: May 20, 2012 while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Last updated: May 20, 2012 her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes DAMAGE. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he himself. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention approach us with offers to donate. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that they quickly finished their letters. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with will be renamed. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their http://gutenberg.net/license). That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with her arms around his neck. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk approach us with offers to donate. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of receipt of the work. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding peaceful. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing he do anything to make them look away. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 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 the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and he do anything to make them look away. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed *** START: FULL LICENSE *** crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor things had become superfluous which, although they could not be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Dr. Gregory B. Newby THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite 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 re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily people in all walks of life. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, consciousness. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's people in all walks of life. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and landed loudly on the floor. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; heavily on the floor. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Project Gutenberg-tm works. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps listening to the evening conversation about what price they had PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE below. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "what are we to do?" and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he consciousness. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have First posted: May 13, 2002 to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag just to move about the home, every other day would be spent in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.F.1. 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But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had room. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lungs had not been very reliable. 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He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly my train leaves at five." hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by