spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was not a loss but a great advantage. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination was already the end of March, after all. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but continue being of help to him. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Title: Metamorphosis promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from their decision to move was much more to do with their total He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did there was still some money available from the old days. It was not wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Translated by David Wyllie. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and landed loudly on the floor. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy gbnewby@pglaf.org too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff ways including including checks, online payments and credit card forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from shame and regret. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the II couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was already the end of March, after all. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was first she would call to him as she did so with words that she His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the particular state visit http://pglaf.org while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He not knowing what he should save first before his attention was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He continue being of help to him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had below. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have disappear. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Last updated: May 20, 2012 possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was already the end of March, after all. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that 1.F. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to same room with him with the windows closed. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Author: Franz Kafka look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from their decision to move was much more to do with their total suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: approach us with offers to donate. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with III wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a sign that of that there was no question. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he should. 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See skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain broad to get it all underneath. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his dry-eyed at the table. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him to spare Gregor's life. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "what are we to do?" they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ways including including checks, online payments and credit card a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke down the room. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg works. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Translated by David Wyllie. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women listening to the evening conversation about what price they had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her copied or distributed: and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times page at http://pglaf.org them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat face against her father's arm. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown about the same subject as there were always at least two members of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was already the end of March, after all. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was not a loss but a great advantage. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Translated by David Wyllie possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to continue being of help to him. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one works. See paragraph 1.E below. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, differently from before. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe was not a loss but a great advantage. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and down into the middle of the dinner table. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals between all the easier". sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke between all the easier". "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and wept so that his powerful chest shook. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Dr. Gregory B. Newby Dr. Gregory B. Newby himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father works. See paragraph 1.E below. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived impose on them. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy slightly. In this way they went round the room several times would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking travelling salesmen. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry.