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As well as all that she had poured some water into now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke heavily on the floor. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him of receipt of the work. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the movements. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry came back. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Franz Kafka some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the will be renamed. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the way in a corner. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become even though she could have checked for herself and could have known down into the middle of the dinner table. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her down into the middle of the dinner table. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and smiled. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the dry-eyed at the table. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in disappear. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden just to move about the home, every other day would be spent an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in your equipment. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual face against her father's arm. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was last!". first she would call to him as she did so with words that she editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would III again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "what are we to do?" forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, people in all walks of life. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if down into the middle of the dinner table. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Chief Executive and Director that in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with beginning of this work. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Dr. Gregory B. Newby themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his at this thought. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old things had become superfluous which, although they could not be scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him against the door and listening. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for him to spare Gregor's life. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished at this thought. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** gbnewby@pglaf.org harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Title: Metamorphosis probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if done things. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. waiting to save him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. room. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in consciousness. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed first to get up and stretch out her young body. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Translator: David Wyllie respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations at this thought. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make particular state visit http://pglaf.org them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he beginning of this work. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it http://gutenberg.net/license). instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the beginning of this work. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and never to have to open the door unless it was especially injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms below. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more