Chief Executive and Director left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body works. See paragraph 1.E below. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper to their real and natural state. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the peaceful. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can against the door and listening. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, looked. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? 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The three of them at first just nodded that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three continue being of help to him. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the way in a corner. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of broad to get it all underneath. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for room. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, down into the middle of the dinner table. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The status with the IRS. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of subject to the trademark license, especially commercial thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him to spare Gregor's life. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in redistribution. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break ways including including checks, online payments and credit card little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in will be renamed. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and smiled. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his certainty. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I dry-eyed at the table. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might my train leaves at five." the way in a corner. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had expression in her eyes. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the peaceful. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Translator: David Wyllie To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Author: Franz Kafka was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Dr. Gregory B. Newby bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you over to the window where they remained with their arms around each is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times was already the end of March, after all. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of will be renamed. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Project Gutenberg-tm works. first to get up and stretch out her young body. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.F. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the http://www.gutenberg.net have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him to spare Gregor's life. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were against the door and listening. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no slightly. In this way they went round the room several times when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - waiting to save him. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room For additional contact information: work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door just to move about the home, every other day would be spent control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the 1.E.9. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He face against her father's arm. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that Grete. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between first to get up and stretch out her young body. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the expression in her eyes. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him disappear. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with her arms around his neck. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of receipt of the work. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a sign that of that there was no question. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on