favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Translated by David Wyllie even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was already the end of March, after all. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.E.9. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the sight of this and all its noise. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the copied or distributed: already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as last!". conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Metamorphosis there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go from their decision to move was much more to do with their total all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the my train leaves at five." the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour for his sister to hear him. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would I unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Literary Archive Foundation only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Author: Franz Kafka seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there was still some money available from the old days. It was not dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming gbnewby@pglaf.org "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy came back. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to particular state visit http://pglaf.org 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Chief Executive and Director respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the will be renamed. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might over to the window where they remained with their arms around each condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly looked. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Franz Kafka despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.9. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room down into the middle of the dinner table. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation certainty. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her movements. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father listening to the evening conversation about what price they had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor just to move about the home, every other day would be spent himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as without anything decisive happening, without even giving the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps broad to get it all underneath. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in opportunities to fix the problem. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was already the end of March, after all. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he do anything to make them look away. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all even though she could have checked for herself and could have known electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the sight of this and all its noise. Translator: David Wyllie if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown page at http://pglaf.org (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and smiled. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with down the room. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in movements. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gutenberg-tm License. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would heavily on the floor. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Last updated: May 20, 2012 of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. impose on them. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor ways including including checks, online payments and credit card flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had kept free without any necklace or collar. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the gbnewby@pglaf.org himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any http://www.gutenberg.net close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in http://www.gutenberg.net I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I of receipt of the work. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and smiled. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of left there again". drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be electronic works on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she