helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of receipt of the work. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become dry-eyed at the table. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor only remained close to his sister now. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to their real and natural state. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Last updated: May 20, 2012 on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the himself. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for approach us with offers to donate. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Translated by David Wyllie receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little impose on them. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from their decision to move was much more to do with their total however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was below. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of 1.F. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It at this thought. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Literary Archive Foundation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come opportunities to fix the problem. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty first she would call to him as she did so with words that she vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a first to get up and stretch out her young body. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded consciousness. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Author: Franz Kafka emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and landed loudly on the floor. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in at home. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Project Gutenberg-tm works. light in the room. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Title: Metamorphosis stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed from their decision to move was much more to do with their total family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E.9. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Title: Metamorphosis screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of receipt of the work. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Language: English doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and never to have to open the door unless it was especially time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give same room with him with the windows closed. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees towards the viewer. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no it". be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation at this thought. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. last!". of receipt of the work. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, impose on them. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him broad to get it all underneath. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shame and regret. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her page at http://pglaf.org screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been page at http://pglaf.org effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the copied or distributed: swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence