look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free indeed suffering enough. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair would have been more than they could stand to have any more reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. light in the room. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic DAMAGE. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to done things. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. differently from before. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness would have been more than they could stand to have any more of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his people in all walks of life. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. opportunities to fix the problem. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had dry-eyed at the table. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. I you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible just to move about the home, every other day would be spent she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following people in all walks of life. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and expression in her eyes. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "what are we to do?" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; subject to the trademark license, especially commercial it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to movements. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Translated by David Wyllie. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of by himself. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Title: Metamorphosis Franz Kafka to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over would have been more than they could stand to have any more she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and impose on them. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This States. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay people in all walks of life. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation http://gutenberg.net/license). during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of face against her father's arm. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, dry-eyed at the table. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at listening to the evening conversation about what price they had before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and redistribution. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was done things. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "what are we to do?" drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even differently from before. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face towards the viewer. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his a sign that of that there was no question. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become electronic works everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this listening to the evening conversation about what price they had closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise there was still some money available from the old days. It was not an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept there was still some money available from the old days. It was not delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dry-eyed at the table. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Translator: David Wyllie to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not disappear. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm License. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he do anything to make them look away. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there at home. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they http://gutenberg.net/license). to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed times and they had never come again, at least not with the same liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below **