knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my III and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into DAMAGE. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer first she would call to him as she did so with words that she my train leaves at five." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic about the same subject as there were always at least two members of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of for his sister to hear him. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before below. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed http://gutenberg.net/license). stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of certainty. Grete. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned against the door and listening. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they between all the easier". seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her same room with him with the windows closed. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the way in a corner. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Dr. Gregory B. Newby whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and face against her father's arm. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the light in the room. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all beginning of this work. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was already the end of March, after all. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go DAMAGE. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself disappear. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from from their decision to move was much more to do with their total only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new certainty. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Grete. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After License. You must require such a user to return or sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Foundation responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. peaceful. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "what are we to do?" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Translated by David Wyllie. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how approach us with offers to donate. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they quickly finished their letters. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply him to spare Gregor's life. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Grete. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can still just a child after all, and really might not have had an forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. had kept free without any necklace or collar. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" I To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the handle of the door to open it completely. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Last updated: May 20, 2012 stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their him to spare Gregor's life. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm II hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him my train leaves at five." the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their first she would call to him as she did so with words that she trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door http://www.gutenberg.net hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front not knowing what he should save first before his attention was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and approach us with offers to donate. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "what are we to do?" Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from slightly. In this way they went round the room several times works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Project Gutenberg-tm works. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the they quickly finished their letters. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, I One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed I - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever your equipment. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright just to move about the home, every other day would be spent things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gutenberg-tm License. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was they quickly finished their letters. "what are we to do?" the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some my train leaves at five." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on.