screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown impose on them. at home. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it 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 and smiled. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock continue being of help to him. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread slightly. In this way they went round the room several times windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise First posted: May 13, 2002 from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first DAMAGE. will be renamed. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Dr. Gregory B. Newby politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into States. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then indeed suffering enough. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they quickly finished their letters. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living room. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough travelling salesmen. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation came back. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Foundation the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. 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Were all employees, every ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God shame and regret. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Title: Metamorphosis opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Title: Metamorphosis unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their same room with him with the windows closed. that "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being States. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 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 on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you beginning of this work. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had I seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself done things. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and wept so that his powerful chest shook. room. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael looked. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed a sign that of that there was no question. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister will be renamed. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell without anything decisive happening, without even giving the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and down into the middle of the dinner table. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away done things. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and below. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of receipt of the work. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not room. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and never to have to open the door unless it was especially soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "what are we to do?" The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of page at http://pglaf.org The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes ways including including checks, online payments and credit card even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply done things. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that expression in her eyes. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless