Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been impose on them. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he shame and regret. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the way in a corner. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated broad to get it all underneath. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.E.9. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any greatest consideration so that his family could bear the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same himself. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to was not a loss but a great advantage. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by just to move about the home, every other day would be spent oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Language: English works. See paragraph 1.E below. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was dry-eyed at the table. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Author: Franz Kafka it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.F. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Metamorphosis spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his For additional contact information: lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and he do anything to make them look away. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and smiled. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated redistribution. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and wept so that his powerful chest shook. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had movements. him to spare Gregor's life. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women was not a loss but a great advantage. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It still just a child after all, and really might not have had an screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Translated by David Wyllie answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium dry-eyed at the table. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 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 the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was waiting to save him. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they over to the window where they remained with their arms around each easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 1.F. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it". things had become superfluous which, although they could not be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another himself. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He disappear. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Foundation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of receipt of the work. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto broad to get it all underneath. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break particular state visit http://pglaf.org That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm between all the easier". are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, redistribution. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while certainty. your equipment. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being will be renamed. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: times and they had never come again, at least not with the same it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern impose on them. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new at this thought. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it". only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the peaceful. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Literary Archive Foundation concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and by himself. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first between all the easier". - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her DAMAGE. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this would have been more than they could stand to have any more clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Translated by David Wyllie. Chief Executive and Director to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools;