the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with http://gutenberg.net/license). devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's movements. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Dr. Gregory B. Newby an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a consciousness. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would same room with him with the windows closed. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations continue being of help to him. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Translated by David Wyllie other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so License. You must require such a user to return or Last updated: May 20, 2012 both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.F. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. consciousness. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Author: Franz Kafka gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the it". said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of receipt of the work. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could III Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with indeed suffering enough. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the sight of this and all its noise. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by ways including including checks, online payments and credit card amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Dr. Gregory B. Newby But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the of receipt of the work. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Chief Executive and Director there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the way in a corner. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and down the room. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white disappear. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. beginning of this work. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would have been more than they could stand to have any more sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Project Gutenberg-tm works. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm License. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an redistribution. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit came back. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but him to spare Gregor's life. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.6. 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The light from the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the room being carefully shut had woken him. 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This is what received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel electronic works gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in times and they had never come again, at least not with the same some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stick, then, finally, all was quiet. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after over to the window where they remained with their arms around each been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, License. You must require such a user to return or PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final DAMAGE. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Language: English away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head there was still some money available from the old days. It was not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery below. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the