about the same subject as there were always at least two members of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite opportunities to fix the problem. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and smiled. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: copied or distributed: couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he looked. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Grete. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden it". charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gutenberg-tm License. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the my train leaves at five." clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were between all the easier". "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back light in the room. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Translated by David Wyllie. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the heavily on the floor. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not room. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and landed loudly on the floor. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the sight of this and all its noise. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; looked. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, by himself. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's left there again". beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there was still some money available from the old days. It was not access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again DAMAGE. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had kept free without any necklace or collar. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, with him. But as it is ..." without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the sight of this and all its noise. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that 1.F. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd against the door and listening. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had done things. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the against the door and listening. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" waiting to save him. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's room. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become below. Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he do anything to make them look away. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to last!". 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut life led by the family during these two months, must have made him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if dry-eyed at the table. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any movements. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards redistribution. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. left there again". easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at same room with him with the windows closed. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's at home. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Author: Franz Kafka construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had kept free without any necklace or collar. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the of receipt of the work. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding down the room. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project disappear. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money,