including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Chief Executive and Director sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant just to move about the home, every other day would be spent going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and heavily on the floor. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in down the room. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Metamorphosis the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Chief Executive and Director changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or left there again". completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his indeed suffering enough. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the between all the easier". now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break in copious fur. 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He would have woken soon bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In at home. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk at home. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Translated by David Wyllie before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. 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If against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and peaceful. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance impose on them. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Language: English Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out stick, then, finally, all was quiet. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be beginning of this work. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed status with the IRS. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud DAMAGE. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden http://www.gutenberg.net dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his For additional contact information: staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly peaceful. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Author: Franz Kafka The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Literary Archive Foundation instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or approach us with offers to donate. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had at home. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the between all the easier". this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared same room with him with the windows closed. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and smiled. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Translated by David Wyllie. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Last updated: May 20, 2012 the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at same room with him with the windows closed. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination below. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by opportunities to fix the problem. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always continue being of help to him. that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with against the door and listening. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in will be renamed. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the waiting to save him. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER