he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was http://gutenberg.net/license). clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be consciousness. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. waiting to save him. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust indeed suffering enough. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite dry-eyed at the table. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into indeed suffering enough. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately shame and regret. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual works. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing greatest consideration so that his family could bear the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Author: Franz Kafka entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro face against her father's arm. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property looked. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, works. See paragraph 1.E below. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to their real and natural state. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill people in all walks of life. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him movements. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the approach us with offers to donate. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Translated by David Wyllie. gbnewby@pglaf.org And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use and wept so that his powerful chest shook. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the way in a corner. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to first to get up and stretch out her young body. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every still just a child after all, and really might not have had an pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled done things. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not slightly. In this way they went round the room several times as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Grete. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted listening to the evening conversation about what price they had nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, face against her father's arm. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Metamorphosis The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be II his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be movements. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for to their real and natural state. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. 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For the days that I have been living were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down movements. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. 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Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Grete. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who at this thought. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and smiled. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the will be renamed. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Translated by David Wyllie. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body between all the easier". until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] light in the room. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand approach us with offers to donate. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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