the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. they quickly finished their letters. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a same room with him with the windows closed. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.F. consciousness. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their before. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 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 all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not broad to get it all underneath. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and landed loudly on the floor. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling certainty. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated for his sister to hear him. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would For additional contact information: True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Translated by David Wyllie WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as over to the window where they remained with their arms around each himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Foundation without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It For additional contact information: 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Translator: David Wyllie there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand DAMAGE. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Foundation behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Metamorphosis definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and smiled. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. DAMAGE. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative that obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for down the room. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and opportunities to fix the problem. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; dry-eyed at the table. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table subject to the trademark license, especially commercial drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to he do anything to make them look away. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his by himself. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's will be renamed. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's for his sister to hear him. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through things had become superfluous which, although they could not be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days had kept free without any necklace or collar. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and smiled. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it impose on them. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium States. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot status with the IRS. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.9. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we continue being of help to him. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, http://www.gutenberg.net pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want done things. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Franz Kafka he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help life led by the family during these two months, must have made him way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting left there again". key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Author: Franz Kafka "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with him. But as it is ..." flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 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 "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Translated by David Wyllie. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother