effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dry-eyed at the table. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the way in a corner. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gutenberg-tm License. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of receipt of the work. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't expression in her eyes. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. was already the end of March, after all. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father beginning of this work. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Last updated: May 20, 2012 had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of receipt of the work. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand works. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen II He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out before. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with status with the IRS. http://gutenberg.net/license). without anything decisive happening, without even giving the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Metamorphosis parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if II the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping face against her father's arm. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself life led by the family during these two months, must have made him travelling salesmen. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them electronic works made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat left there again". from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards room. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding disappear. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to I couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks business considerations." 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I can't endure it any to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gutenberg-tm License. certainty. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited face against her father's arm. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her first she would call to him as she did so with words that she mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, room. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded just to move about the home, every other day would be spent nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they towards the viewer. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to same room with him with the windows closed. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite For additional contact information: his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with travelling salesmen. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Author: Franz Kafka their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation even though she could have checked for herself and could have known posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down just to move about the home, every other day would be spent while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between First posted: May 13, 2002 and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become room. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing first to get up and stretch out her young body. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity No-one noticed him, though. 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