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So they sat at the table and wrote Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it they quickly finished their letters. and smiled. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never your equipment. for his sister to hear him. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or III even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out between all the easier". "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him page at http://pglaf.org dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this differently from before. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Grete. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Author: Franz Kafka use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Foundation sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with last!". keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite II PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE will be renamed. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain indeed suffering enough. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about First posted: May 13, 2002 there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the applicable state law. 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See Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, himself. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg travelling salesmen. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep before. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit shame and regret. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he works. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat last!". his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would from their decision to move was much more to do with their total struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Project Gutenberg-tm works. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his I at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his electronic works him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother copied or distributed: a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Dr. Gregory B. Newby able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that particular state visit http://pglaf.org from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet License. You must require such a user to return or probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Last updated: May 20, 2012 ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Translated by David Wyllie. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the impose on them. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours indeed suffering enough. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with was not a loss but a great advantage. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, down into the middle of the dinner table. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had for his sister to hear him. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. status with the IRS. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 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 press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but face against her father's arm. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do indeed suffering enough. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Author: Franz Kafka him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would for him to move. 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