came back. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project about the same subject as there were always at least two members of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Translated by David Wyllie. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", License. You must require such a user to return or he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could electronic works steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it down into the middle of the dinner table. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Translated by David Wyllie representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand First posted: May 13, 2002 to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had light in the room. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at For additional contact information: calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried so that she might be able to get a better position later on. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was room. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be waiting to save him. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Translated by David Wyllie suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief expression in her eyes. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let opportunities to fix the problem. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project will be renamed. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Title: Metamorphosis send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to broad to get it all underneath. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever my train leaves at five." Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the For additional contact information: any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each done things. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he a sign that of that there was no question. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Literary Archive Foundation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough slightly. In this way they went round the room several times complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it had kept free without any necklace or collar. that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he your equipment. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm impose on them. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and heavily on the floor. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might 1.E.9. 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Franz Kafka she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.F.6. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of For additional contact information: himself. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Translator: David Wyllie pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, your written explanation. 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Gregor was so resentful of it present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no against the door and listening. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost DAMAGE. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he had just come. 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That was something that Gregor did not want to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before