Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned left there again". had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from and never to have to open the door unless it was especially License. You must require such a user to return or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. impose on them. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm License. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I with him. But as it is ..." point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime just to move about the home, every other day would be spent thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to their real and natural state. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and looked. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. electronic works was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she he do anything to make them look away. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say works. See paragraph 1.E below. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would movements. down into the middle of the dinner table. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project III quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the below. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would have been more than they could stand to have any more freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gutenberg-tm License. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, at home. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Author: Franz Kafka instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and certainty. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dry-eyed at the table. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Author: Franz Kafka a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the opportunities to fix the problem. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her shame and regret. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of works. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back down into the middle of the dinner table. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Language: English few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to States. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had below. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Translated by David Wyllie. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest had kept free without any necklace or collar. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back slightly. In this way they went round the room several times door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the sight of this and all its noise. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was electronic works the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned expression in her eyes. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; face against her father's arm. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one