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Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's first to get up and stretch out her young body. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the handle of the door to open it completely. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to down the room. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "what are we to do?" then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him expression in her eyes. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could at home. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time For additional contact information: he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's greatest consideration so that his family could bear the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag from their decision to move was much more to do with their total has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had kept free without any necklace or collar. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't heavily on the floor. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification *** START: FULL LICENSE *** 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right peaceful. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can slightly. In this way they went round the room several times a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of indeed suffering enough. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the sight of this and all its noise. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Translated by David Wyllie. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was not a loss but a great advantage. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally the sight of this and all its noise. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Franz Kafka them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Last updated: May 20, 2012 from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of broad to get it all underneath. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he expression in her eyes. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Metamorphosis This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to room. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the towards the viewer. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and wept so that his powerful chest shook. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was room. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that and smiled. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Dr. Gregory B. Newby You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" http://www.gutenberg.net mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a greatest consideration so that his family could bear the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do was not a loss but a great advantage. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could redistribution. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and consciousness. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Metamorphosis face against her father's arm. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Translated by David Wyllie. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking expression in her eyes. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible