middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Dr. Gregory B. Newby out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the way in a corner. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Translated by David Wyllie. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier it". the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the down into the middle of the dinner table. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he electronic works skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Dr. Gregory B. Newby at home. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would have been more than they could stand to have any more way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in dry-eyed at the table. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across For additional contact information: attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gutenberg-tm License. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently between all the easier". "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Translated by David Wyllie for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be would have been more than they could stand to have any more happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Author: Franz Kafka down into the middle of the dinner table. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Language: English full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood light in the room. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to my train leaves at five." He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For listening to the evening conversation about what price they had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat still just a child after all, and really might not have had an window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had differently from before. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was between all the easier". required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed consciousness. face against her father's arm. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in had kept free without any necklace or collar. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at before. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. status with the IRS. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Foundation 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever last!". would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He dry-eyed at the table. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a opportunities to fix the problem. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with him. But as it is ..." coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Grete. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he First posted: May 13, 2002 True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and smiled. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room towards the viewer. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to before. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Translated by David Wyllie the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only opportunities to fix the problem. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will they quickly finished their letters. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to impose on them. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." waiting to save him. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and himself. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with her arms around his neck. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort certainty. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Translated by David Wyllie. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the sight of this and all its noise. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he about the same subject as there were always at least two members of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it". kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He