without anything decisive happening, without even giving the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming disappear. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but heavily on the floor. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not differently from before. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to their real and natural state. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would have been more than they could stand to have any more pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers at home. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Chief Executive and Director become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Author: Franz Kafka been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they works. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw things had become superfluous which, although they could not be held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made same room with him with the windows closed. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Translator: David Wyllie as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project same room with him with the windows closed. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net same room with him with the windows closed. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a down into the middle of the dinner table. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Chief Executive and Director Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up http://gutenberg.net/license). at home. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight impose on them. the sight of this and all its noise. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear so that she might be able to get a better position later on. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Chief Executive and Director http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way first to get up and stretch out her young body. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value face against her father's arm. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and 1.F. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and electronic works recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was at home. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Translated by David Wyllie street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a and landed loudly on the floor. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said people in all walks of life. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and dry-eyed at the table. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond peaceful. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little II subject to the trademark license, especially commercial as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who same room with him with the windows closed. "what are we to do?" the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of towards the viewer. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for expression in her eyes. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared over to the window where they remained with their arms around each after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa,