for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "what are we to do?" the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their First posted: May 13, 2002 fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the page at http://pglaf.org Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: continue being of help to him. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or him to spare Gregor's life. Project Gutenberg-tm works. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting even though she could have checked for herself and could have known come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they quickly finished their letters. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back still just a child after all, and really might not have had an that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Literary Archive Foundation just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living at home. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would have been more than they could stand to have any more copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to with him. But as it is ..." When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be with him. But as it is ..." found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she I This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Franz Kafka key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Literary Archive Foundation strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Translated by David Wyllie amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself with her arms around his neck. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime 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 front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their differently from before. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower will be renamed. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Grete. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of light in the room. "what are we to do?" himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Project Gutenberg-tm works. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the way in a corner. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to differently from before. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to at home. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the impose on them. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting indeed suffering enough. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, 1.F. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not at this thought. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room certainty. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing came back. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was not a loss but a great advantage. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Translated by David Wyllie The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Dr. Gregory B. Newby living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he down into the middle of the dinner table. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and a sign that of that there was no question. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his movements. your equipment. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change differently from before. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of receipt of the work. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then continue being of help to him. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS ***