responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Metamorphosis From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Last updated: May 20, 2012 dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Last updated: May 20, 2012 had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between came back. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the face against her father's arm. page at http://pglaf.org that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned without anything decisive happening, without even giving the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at travelling salesmen. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared came back. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their II 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever by himself. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was shame and regret. States. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular electronic works clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and smiled. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times below. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would have been more than they could stand to have any more eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and landed loudly on the floor. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the status with the IRS. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would have been more than they could stand to have any more backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the differently from before. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery stick, then, finally, all was quiet. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of receipt of the work. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his III to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "what are we to do?" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty DAMAGE. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he left there again". back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the certainty. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible him to spare Gregor's life. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the with him. But as it is ..." of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Foundation if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for slightly. In this way they went round the room several times few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the gbnewby@pglaf.org the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Chief Executive and Director As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and smiled. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their License. You must require such a user to return or prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Translator: David Wyllie Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Translated by David Wyllie. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, same room with him with the windows closed. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could http://www.gutenberg.net almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. DAMAGE. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is ways including including checks, online payments and credit card 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Language: English from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar still just a child after all, and really might not have had an complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was not a loss but a great advantage. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite dry-eyed at the table. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly