1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Grete. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by was not a loss but a great advantage. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. impose on them. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide First posted: May 13, 2002 "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Metamorphosis It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging subject to the trademark license, especially commercial from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now over to the window where they remained with their arms around each expression in her eyes. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of at this thought. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Translator: David Wyllie shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation your equipment. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional room. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Franz Kafka wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. broad to get it all underneath. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Last updated: May 20, 2012 his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with her arms around his neck. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.F. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would have been more than they could stand to have any more clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect for his sister to hear him. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest people in all walks of life. room. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Dr. Gregory B. Newby send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could redistribution. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they down into the middle of the dinner table. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Grete. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on II exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in broad to get it all underneath. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of at this thought. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some for his sister to hear him. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite continue being of help to him. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be it". stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: First posted: May 13, 2002 to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations dry-eyed at the table. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home down the room. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and travelling salesmen. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest just to move about the home, every other day would be spent all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force expression in her eyes. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came things had become superfluous which, although they could not be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, would have been more than they could stand to have any more re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and will be renamed. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly down the room. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set broad to get it all underneath. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but came back. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange impose on them. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dry-eyed at the table. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see For additional contact information: kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be