chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** must have made everything clear to him. 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Gregor drew his head back from the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more http://www.gutenberg.net courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gutenberg-tm License. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of receipt of the work. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing looked. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you about the same subject as there were always at least two members of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gutenberg-tm License. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about http://www.gutenberg.net on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was at home. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it a sign that of that there was no question. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Author: Franz Kafka quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite II first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their times and they had never come again, at least not with the same on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more down the room. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had kept free without any necklace or collar. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where http://www.gutenberg.net connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat had kept free without any necklace or collar. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the sight of this and all its noise. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow without anything decisive happening, without even giving the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into first to get up and stretch out her young body. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. beginning of this work. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Translated by David Wyllie. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out works. copied or distributed: had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived without anything decisive happening, without even giving the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about people in all walks of life. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his shame and regret. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. status with the IRS. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Last updated: May 20, 2012 had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to approach us with offers to donate. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had kept free without any necklace or collar. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough slightly. In this way they went round the room several times were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. expression in her eyes. and landed loudly on the floor. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he do anything to make them look away. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to face against her father's arm. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was not a loss but a great advantage. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself peaceful. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie between all the easier". active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my broad to get it all underneath. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he continue being of help to him. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.F. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really