despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the handle of the door to open it completely. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on by himself. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka by himself. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He light in the room. had kept free without any necklace or collar. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Translator: David Wyllie himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Language: English strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between I we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. was not a loss but a great advantage. Language: English works. See paragraph 1.E below. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Language: English you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Franz Kafka not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office from their decision to move was much more to do with their total doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it copied or distributed: removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember first to get up and stretch out her young body. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Project Gutenberg-tm works. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you form. 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As soon as he had finally unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Franz Kafka that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and himself. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the way in a corner. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there indeed suffering enough. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was not a loss but a great advantage. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had dry-eyed at the table. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were face against her father's arm. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ about the same subject as there were always at least two members of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There light in the room. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went the handle of the door to open it completely. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and DAMAGE. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Translated by David Wyllie onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when same room with him with the windows closed. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for by himself. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock opportunities to fix the problem. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall shame and regret. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It people in all walks of life. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a beginning of this work. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which II day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility -