that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.F. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand II important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the handle of the door to open it completely. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had they quickly finished their letters. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for looked. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did status with the IRS. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Author: Franz Kafka strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. consciousness. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to and smiled. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down times and they had never come again, at least not with the same chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Project Gutenberg-tm works. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Project Gutenberg-tm works. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can first she would call to him as she did so with words that she that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Last updated: May 20, 2012 amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It License. You must require such a user to return or The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all http://gutenberg.net/license). only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Author: Franz Kafka hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to their real and natural state. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good he do anything to make them look away. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. page at http://pglaf.org grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided below. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up at home. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock for his sister to hear him. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as heavily on the floor. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made works. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Translated by David Wyllie. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where towards the viewer. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Project Gutenberg-tm works. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a approach us with offers to donate. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend left there again". but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing shame and regret. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with her arms around his neck. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was already the end of March, after all. broad to get it all underneath. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At from their decision to move was much more to do with their total as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the electronic works here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and wept so that his powerful chest shook. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor. 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During the five years that he had The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. dry-eyed at the table. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown broad to get it all underneath. indeed suffering enough. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break have to do the job himself. 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The charwoman was always in a hurry, and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and smiled. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dry-eyed at the table. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Translator: David Wyllie one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he 1.E.9. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with him. But as it is ..." with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the by himself. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her peaceful. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let light in the room. 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If he succeeded in falling out before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily