time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final consciousness. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" consciousness. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she DAMAGE. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] room. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately so that she might be able to get a better position later on. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones times and they had never come again, at least not with the same vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Dr. Gregory B. Newby put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; shame and regret. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. works. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had impose on them. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Translated by David Wyllie. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might particular state visit http://pglaf.org before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by peaceful. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising they quickly finished their letters. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he do anything to make them look away. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Last updated: May 20, 2012 wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did without anything decisive happening, without even giving the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed research. 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Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Literary Archive Foundation eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising light in the room. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat towards the viewer. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill room. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "what are we to do?" International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Translated by David Wyllie. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no without anything decisive happening, without even giving the III "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, waiting to save him. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: below. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at III most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure even though she could have checked for herself and could have known especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he do anything to make them look away. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it by himself. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had kept free without any necklace or collar. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. status with the IRS. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. First posted: May 13, 2002 himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had continue being of help to him. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned between all the easier". bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 1.F. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm movements. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long it". the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention dry-eyed at the table. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. 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It exists Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which my train leaves at five." opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the work. 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