of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy below. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself people in all walks of life. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Translated by David Wyllie. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would to their real and natural state. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then http://www.gutenberg.net way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came dry-eyed at the table. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. http://www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't down the room. by himself. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted done things. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.F. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, looked. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they page at http://pglaf.org him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Foundation nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the impose on them. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where my train leaves at five." had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination DAMAGE. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the sight of this and all its noise. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the I now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: works. See paragraph 1.E below. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position disappear. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Franz Kafka certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Project Gutenberg-tm works. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Franz Kafka glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Translator: David Wyllie doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the handle of the door to open it completely. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Translator: David Wyllie in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune http://gutenberg.net/license). to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Foundation him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value http://www.gutenberg.net couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance movements. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was certainty. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all "what are we to do?" mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the I the sight of this and all its noise. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Grete. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Metamorphosis Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in even though she could have checked for herself and could have known structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which beginning of this work. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Project Gutenberg-tm works. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by my train leaves at five." remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. your equipment. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body III continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Title: Metamorphosis He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to gbnewby@pglaf.org The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with her arms around his neck. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way