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We do not solicit donations in locations helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he do anything to make them look away. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she down the room. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something travelling salesmen. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gutenberg-tm License. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence there was still some money available from the old days. It was not again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal broad to get it all underneath. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had beginning of this work. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Metamorphosis permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not a loss but a great advantage. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Grete. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. copied or distributed: only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and other way. 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For this reason, many able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. shame and regret. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even though she could have checked for herself and could have known did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of receipt of the work. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to face against her father's arm. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had http://gutenberg.net/license). bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more to their real and natural state. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that light in the room. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to waiting to save him. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was not a loss but a great advantage. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he III she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be shame and regret. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Language: English Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself approach us with offers to donate. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Translated by David Wyllie bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended first to get up and stretch out her young body. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview last!". That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was redistribution. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied between all the easier". - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Language: English question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up redistribution. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the certainty. Last updated: May 20, 2012 clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back