intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Project Gutenberg-tm works. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Foundation pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple times and they had never come again, at least not with the same 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. was not a loss but a great advantage. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.E. 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The gentlemen bent over the dishes seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance redistribution. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, had kept free without any necklace or collar. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had looked. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother down into the middle of the dinner table. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Language: English Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to him like a wild man. 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By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would same room with him with the windows closed. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would II knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends greatest consideration so that his family could bear the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was beginning of this work. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting light in the room. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to array of equipment including outdated equipment. 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And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it States. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished consciousness. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are will be renamed. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back people in all walks of life. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free himself. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was not a loss but a great advantage. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you would have been more than they could stand to have any more information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Dr. Gregory B. Newby Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and smiled. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Franz Kafka http://www.gutenberg.net ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for just to move about the home, every other day would be spent silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.E.9. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it between all the easier". that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a expression in her eyes. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and smiled. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email 1.F. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty came back. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's broad to get it all underneath. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not First posted: May 13, 2002 worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from their decision to move was much more to do with their total mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to at this thought. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Dr. Gregory B. Newby "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Title: Metamorphosis that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he do anything to make them look away. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of