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For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to III INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Grete. looked. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.F.6. 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Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought particular state visit http://pglaf.org remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he will be renamed. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Franz Kafka waiting to save him. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Translator: David Wyllie It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as first she would call to him as she did so with words that she slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no http://www.gutenberg.net insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it down into the middle of the dinner table. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version for his sister to hear him. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free things had become superfluous which, although they could not be States. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But consciousness. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he would have been more than they could stand to have any more she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise DAMAGE. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and will be renamed. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the status with the IRS. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk room. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it". entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Language: English But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then from their decision to move was much more to do with their total continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and I have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card First posted: May 13, 2002 situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many first to get up and stretch out her young body. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without First posted: May 13, 2002 certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER things had become superfluous which, although they could not be law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against the door and listening. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Dr. Gregory B. Newby that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stick, then, finally, all was quiet. will be renamed. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the him to spare Gregor's life. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down expression in her eyes. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill DAMAGE. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until DAMAGE. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched expression in her eyes. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even page at http://pglaf.org like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the peaceful. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound