even though she could have checked for herself and could have known earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Translated by David Wyllie LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Title: Metamorphosis rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out below. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most himself. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. dry-eyed at the table. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there was still some money available from the old days. It was not with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, light in the room. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a sign that of that there was no question. works. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with her arms around his neck. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed waiting to save him. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and landed loudly on the floor. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Grete. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" down into the middle of the dinner table. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent would have been more than they could stand to have any more assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of was already the end of March, after all. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Grete. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth 1.E.9. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.F.3. 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But his sister was not there, Gregor would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by impose on them. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with http://www.gutenberg.net opportunities to fix the problem. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with her arms around his neck. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they quickly finished their letters. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried so that she might be able to get a better position later on. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Title: Metamorphosis if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls shame and regret. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Grete. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Literary Archive Foundation and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and smiled. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He expression in her eyes. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 people in all walks of life. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the handle of the door to open it completely. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Translated by David Wyllie providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and never to have to open the door unless it was especially she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had it". of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand at this thought. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and smiled. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening dry-eyed at the table. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was people in all walks of life. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then For additional contact information: used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; will be renamed. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 1.F. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the way in a corner. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his looked. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again himself. light in the room. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his between all the easier". even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had kept free without any necklace or collar. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it". she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he and smiled. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and remain freely available for generations to come. 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You don't need to wait, sir; your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Author: Franz Kafka irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its