consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space people in all walks of life. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa himself. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Last updated: May 20, 2012 the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." my train leaves at five." had kept free without any necklace or collar. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously it". without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, my train leaves at five." this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to certainty. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 before. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him disappear. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project room. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments approach us with offers to donate. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and never to have to open the door unless it was especially thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Title: Metamorphosis must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the handle of the door to open it completely. last!". He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and the way in a corner. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; would have been more than they could stand to have any more emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had opportunities to fix the problem. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and with her arms around his neck. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! 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YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be works. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included DAMAGE. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but For additional contact information: good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had had kept free without any necklace or collar. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Language: English must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then expression in her eyes. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance so that she might be able to get a better position later on. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the sight of this and all its noise. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it expression in her eyes. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This continue being of help to him. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely done things. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Translated by David Wyllie. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed that his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Author: Franz Kafka state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to their real and natural state. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided particular state visit http://pglaf.org forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which differently from before. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many against the door and listening. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Translated by David Wyllie an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** for his sister to hear him. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple slightly. In this way they went round the room several times legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort works. See paragraph 1.E below. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Translator: David Wyllie open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm for his sister to hear him. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another left there again". decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he between all the easier". sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was