front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my against the door and listening. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Project Gutenberg-tm works. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to movements. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could works. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the at this thought. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag ways including including checks, online payments and credit card become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread stick, then, finally, all was quiet. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and left there again". splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother II this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Translator: David Wyllie dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest him to spare Gregor's life. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was redistribution. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing over to the window where they remained with their arms around each that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Language: English against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly himself. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go still just a child after all, and really might not have had an control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if looked. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough left there again". the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to would have been more than they could stand to have any more He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously travelling salesmen. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I page at http://pglaf.org following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe greatest consideration so that his family could bear the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and works. See paragraph 1.E below. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with her arms around his neck. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Translated by David Wyllie. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would room. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised will be renamed. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become between all the easier". But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through it". boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague II now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Title: Metamorphosis his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father disappear. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had License. You must require such a user to return or as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came States. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up http://gutenberg.net/license). Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot at home. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few travelling salesmen. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the dry-eyed at the table.