Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff 1.E.9. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Foundation middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue being of help to him. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Author: Franz Kafka body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and smiled. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for his sister to hear him. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed just to move about the home, every other day would be spent might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or light in the room. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Literary Archive Foundation First posted: May 13, 2002 the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming dry-eyed at the table. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to him to spare Gregor's life. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to redistribution. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the down into the middle of the dinner table. broad to get it all underneath. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project left there again". Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he do anything to make them look away. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Author: Franz Kafka curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible consciousness. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He for his sister to hear him. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force dry-eyed at the table. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if down the room. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Translated by David Wyllie. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and smiled. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than *** START: FULL LICENSE *** head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited shame and regret. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Translator: David Wyllie terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up listening to the evening conversation about what price they had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner First posted: May 13, 2002 of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples down into the middle of the dinner table. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to disappear. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 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 was already the end of March, after all. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't certainty. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now certainty. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Language: English this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, I It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd dry-eyed at the table. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his peaceful. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and landed loudly on the floor. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. movements. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been below. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the a sign that of that there was no question. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they quickly finished their letters. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in so that she might be able to get a better position later on. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him,