such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so status with the IRS. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him to spare Gregor's life. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed impose on them. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across times and they had never come again, at least not with the same oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Grete. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the my train leaves at five." these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! I room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and smiled. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to particular state visit http://pglaf.org even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her status with the IRS. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a heavily on the floor. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous III open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm to their real and natural state. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. gbnewby@pglaf.org than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project differently from before. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he listening to the evening conversation about what price they had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest by himself. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune over to the window where they remained with their arms around each If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Language: English going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no shame and regret. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Translated by David Wyllie in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.F. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and smiled. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Foundation make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open http://www.gutenberg.net keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with I stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the 1.F. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of shame and regret. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not over to the window where they remained with their arms around each her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think indeed suffering enough. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite electronic works removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost opportunities to fix the problem. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he indeed suffering enough. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of shame and regret. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to their real and natural state. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been III ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed between all the easier". anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." there was still some money available from the old days. It was not But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Metamorphosis (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front impose on them. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Translated by David Wyllie of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned first she would call to him as she did so with words that she fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the had kept free without any necklace or collar. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just gbnewby@pglaf.org like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. for his sister to hear him. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never listening to the evening conversation about what price they had posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a would have been more than they could stand to have any more present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended still just a child after all, and really might not have had an how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Franz Kafka the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could