against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out broad to get it all underneath. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day disappear. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Literary Archive Foundation possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he heavily on the floor. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the continue being of help to him. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was people in all walks of life. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which a sign that of that there was no question. particular state visit http://pglaf.org say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" still just a child after all, and really might not have had an head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every times and they had never come again, at least not with the same he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project indeed suffering enough. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and never to have to open the door unless it was especially hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Chief Executive and Director companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "what are we to do?" responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Project Gutenberg-tm works. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie gbnewby@pglaf.org respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** travelling salesmen. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Last updated: May 20, 2012 parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to beginning of this work. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and peaceful. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the below. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and wept so that his powerful chest shook. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many just to move about the home, every other day would be spent be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? 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It nearly makes me cross the way he by himself. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as indeed suffering enough. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie done things. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange II line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's my train leaves at five." and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in heavily on the floor. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit shame and regret. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Translated by David Wyllie screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, status with the IRS. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her at home. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. would have been more than they could stand to have any more and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of was already the end of March, after all. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he between all the easier". was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no certainty. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was already the end of March, after all. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Franz Kafka LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Grete. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Metamorphosis stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then differently from before. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Translator: David Wyllie before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, light in the room. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they status with the IRS. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. your equipment. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can people in all walks of life. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the sight of this and all its noise. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently continue being of help to him. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the sight of this and all its noise. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he do anything to make them look away. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him,