Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay just to move about the home, every other day would be spent glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, it". had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to their real and natural state. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting things had become superfluous which, although they could not be - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm same room with him with the windows closed. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He consciousness. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with certainty. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was not a loss but a great advantage. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear he do anything to make them look away. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Dr. Gregory B. Newby it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Franz Kafka He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you down into the middle of the dinner table. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden things had become superfluous which, although they could not be came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Translated by David Wyllie. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed times and they had never come again, at least not with the same wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's works. See paragraph 1.E below. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. For additional contact information: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without beginning of this work. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: stick, then, finally, all was quiet. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and landed loudly on the floor. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown down into the middle of the dinner table. consciousness. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come page at http://pglaf.org some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. left there again". our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was already the end of March, after all. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at approach us with offers to donate. gbnewby@pglaf.org joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Franz Kafka all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as between all the easier". PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she II already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had by himself. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest looked. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, they quickly finished their letters. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. 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She had let her hands drop and let violin and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember II Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there. 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He really They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Metamorphosis though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay angry and glad at the same time. 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If the second copy his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously before. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Title: Metamorphosis especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Last updated: May 20, 2012 sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true of receipt of the work. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who continue being of help to him. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever down the room. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him http://www.gutenberg.net had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to against the door and listening. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, III he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to III Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation some nonsensical hope. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister,