have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "what are we to do?" each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; stick, then, finally, all was quiet. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Last updated: May 20, 2012 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Language: English the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, indeed suffering enough. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do would have been more than they could stand to have any more main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust License. You must require such a user to return or unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the sight of this and all its noise. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" status with the IRS. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with him. But as it is ..." speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to responsibility and he could rest. 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Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Literary Archive Foundation hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had done things. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Dr. Gregory B. Newby would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain was not a loss but a great advantage. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic indeed suffering enough. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being done things. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop down into the middle of the dinner table. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to broad to get it all underneath. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and landed loudly on the floor. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, light in the room. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Last updated: May 20, 2012 photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 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 the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" works. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Translator: David Wyllie sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without room. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately particular state visit http://pglaf.org him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Franz Kafka lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project same room with him with the windows closed. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their first she would call to him as she did so with words that she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to their real and natural state. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new heavily on the floor. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole III around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully disappear. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Language: English one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.F.5. 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As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the License. You must require such a user to return or in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to indeed suffering enough. dry-eyed at the table. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing my train leaves at five." exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of receipt of the work. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would have been more than they could stand to have any more strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Metamorphosis himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. II seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Franz Kafka interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ways including including checks, online payments and credit card about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted III upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the sight of this and all its noise. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did expression in her eyes. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used particular state visit http://pglaf.org - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be disappear. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like towards the viewer. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and smiled.