it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his left there again". course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. 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One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stick, then, finally, all was quiet. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished impose on them. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again movements. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka from their decision to move was much more to do with their total open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you between all the easier". sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his gbnewby@pglaf.org him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to http://www.gutenberg.net day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of continue being of help to him. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed First posted: May 13, 2002 where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming opportunities to fix the problem. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as between all the easier". remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side redistribution. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him works. See paragraph 1.E below. Literary Archive Foundation present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to travelling salesmen. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at it". quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good dry-eyed at the table. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so First posted: May 13, 2002 off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, people in all walks of life. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they http://www.gutenberg.net what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was at home. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door they quickly finished their letters. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they DAMAGE. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the dry-eyed at the table. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Metamorphosis a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in over to the window where they remained with their arms around each went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a your equipment. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which face against her father's arm. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Language: English instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. II now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's States. peaceful. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every between all the easier". even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Literary Archive Foundation immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill copied or distributed: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Translator: David Wyllie than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a