door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor at this thought. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was looked. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide between all the easier". And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a travelling salesmen. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would have been more than they could stand to have any more himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head consciousness. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that For additional contact information: more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something States. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "what are we to do?" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a heavily on the floor. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Author: Franz Kafka fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT looked. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the 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 remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total travelling salesmen. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sight of this and all its noise. the sight of this and all its noise. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father first to get up and stretch out her young body. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by http://www.gutenberg.net across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by done things. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, and landed loudly on the floor. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in movements. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Grete. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible I including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Translator: David Wyllie Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke at this thought. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance gbnewby@pglaf.org household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole consciousness. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total last!". (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had kept free without any necklace or collar. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he down the room. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. movements. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, impose on them. at home. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally light in the room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. dry-eyed at the table. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. http://gutenberg.net/license). to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! II door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gutenberg-tm License. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there was still some money available from the old days. It was not question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father heavily on the floor. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there