improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Translator: David Wyllie any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then page at http://pglaf.org last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had my train leaves at five." Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" over to the window where they remained with their arms around each pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should from their decision to move was much more to do with their total responsibility and he could rest. 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We do not solicit donations in locations "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever copied or distributed: it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the travelling salesmen. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had throughout numerous locations. 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His boss would been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very of receipt of the work. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against himself. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would face against her father's arm. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the handle of the door to open it completely. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and opportunities to fix the problem. approach us with offers to donate. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut particular state visit http://pglaf.org "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Literary Archive Foundation creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever gbnewby@pglaf.org request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down things had become superfluous which, although they could not be family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats particular state visit http://pglaf.org where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly times and they had never come again, at least not with the same spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. License. You must require such a user to return or not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Translator: David Wyllie to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard things had become superfluous which, although they could not be around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Metamorphosis and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without of receipt of the work. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project gbnewby@pglaf.org stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their things had become superfluous which, although they could not be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room there was still some money available from the old days. It was not one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole gbnewby@pglaf.org While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break broad to get it all underneath. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing had kept free without any necklace or collar. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. 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Then, without his willing it, his head sank down crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of receipt of the work. peaceful. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, towards the viewer. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present http://pglaf.org/fundraising. 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So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was against the door and listening. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with him. But as it is ..." left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Translator: David Wyllie his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my