improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from their decision to move was much more to do with their total strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father *** START: FULL LICENSE *** what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the First posted: May 13, 2002 able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and wept so that his powerful chest shook. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the between all the easier". Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Author: Franz Kafka "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he do anything to make them look away. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, movements. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Franz Kafka mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in between all the easier". Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head travelling salesmen. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position your equipment. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project himself. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what my train leaves at five." suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE beginning of this work. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he at this thought. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously dry-eyed at the table. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him consciousness. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up they quickly finished their letters. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained that all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the handle of the door to open it completely. waiting to save him. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Project Gutenberg-tm works. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been below. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every done things. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the beginning of this work. For additional contact information: he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a with him. But as it is ..." and never to have to open the door unless it was especially there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is beginning of this work. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do expression in her eyes. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room room. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE light in the room. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Last updated: May 20, 2012 stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, for his sister to hear him. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with For additional contact information: struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days your equipment. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of page at http://pglaf.org