back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "what are we to do?" the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and smiled. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it ways including including checks, online payments and credit card complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the way in a corner. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming below. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his http://www.gutenberg.net used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Chief Executive and Director sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Chief Executive and Director with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Section 1. 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slightly. In this way they went round the room several times think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and he do anything to make them look away. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away before. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked movements. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at License. You must require such a user to return or before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by works. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. certainty. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Metamorphosis everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk slightly. In this way they went round the room several times time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" done things. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Last updated: May 20, 2012 money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort certainty. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with her arms around his neck. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dry-eyed at the table. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and my train leaves at five." his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Translator: David Wyllie "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the DAMAGE. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the my train leaves at five." would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he do anything to make them look away. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers movements. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they quickly finished their letters. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present indeed suffering enough. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the page at http://pglaf.org playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 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 important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when with her arms around his neck. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate redistribution. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was hours in the morning on company business? 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He But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and III LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the way in a corner. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Title: Metamorphosis do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the way in a corner. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they quickly finished their letters. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.9. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and First posted: May 13, 2002 one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Author: Franz Kafka success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, 1.E. 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Gregor's mother immediately appeared in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, people in all walks of life. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging impose on them. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more.